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Martin Gonto, GP of Hypergrowth Partners, examines marketing philosophy and strategy, inviting close study of how a clear point of view can inform priorities, coordinate execution, and keep marketing choices aligned with a company’s wider direction.
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Lessons from Guillermo Rauch, founder and CEO of Vercel

Guillermo Rauch, founder and CEO of Vercel, connects engineering with product development, directing attention to how technical decisions become product decisions and how teams can shape the building process around the experience they intend to create.
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