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May 11, 2020

17 Years of Online Ventures, with Matt Giovanisci of Swim University

Matt Giovanisci
Matt Giovanisci
Founder of Spruce & Swim University

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Show Notes

  • How Swim University came to be
  • Why Matt knew he wanted to be a Founder
  • Matt chats about Spruce
  • Matt’s feelings about failure
  • "Pumpin’ Out the Jams"
  • Quality vs Quantity
  • What Matt would say to his past self

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