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Bosworth: Duetto Would Not Exist Without Harvard MBA

Patrick Bosworth · 737: 3000 Hotels Are Paying Them to Optimize Pricing, Investors Put in $50m · Jul 31, 2017 · at 1:50

Duetto Co-Founder & CEO Patrick Bosworth explains how his Harvard MBA network enabled the company's founding, co-founder recruitment, and early VC fundraising.

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“I don't think the company would exist without it.”

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