Allen Lau of Wattpad: Removing barriers between readers and writers
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Listen in for Episode 68 of the AfternoonT Podcast as Chris is joined by Wattpad co-founder Allen Lau. Join Chris as Allen discusses why as a founder, you have to be your first and best customer (9:00), how a blog provided the perfect timing for pitching to investors (10:30), and how a global mindset is Canada's competitive advantage in todays tech landscape (59:00). We'll also hear a little about this weeks "Startup we love" ShopThing from co-founder Maggie Adhami-Boynton (38:30) - who has a question for Allen, and actually knows both Allen and his wife Eva - in her words - "we love the Laus!"
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