Hamilton: Don't start a tech company without a technical co-founder
Michael Hamilton · His chip is Inside 176,000 Dogs, $1m in Revenue, Big Help for Vets · Nov 27, 2022 · at 21:18
Michael Hamilton, founder of pet microchip and medical records platform Peeva, shares advice he wishes he had known at age 20 during Nathan Latka's rapid-fire segment.
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“Do not start a tech company unless you have a tech co-founder or learn as much about code as you possibly can.”
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