ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Gustaf Alstromer is a YC Partner and prior to YC he worked on growth at Airbnb.
Ed Baker worked on growth at Uber and Facebook.
Josh Elman is a partner at Greylock.
The conversation was recorded at The Scaleup Offsite, a private event hosted by Y Combinator Continuity and Greylock Partners in April 2017.
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