"He sat me down and told me: 'I think you need to leave'" with Jake Gibson

Update: 2021-07-21

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Jake Gibson is a father, a Founding Partner of Better Tomorrow Ventures, and a startup veteran. In 2013, however, he was a struggling founder of NerdWallet and expectant father who was facing a major fork in the road -- his ambitions, his own performance at his company, and his plans for himself all clashed in a big oh-shit moment. This is his story.

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"He sat me down and told me: 'I think you need to leave'" with Jake Gibson

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"He sat me down and told me: 'I think you need to leave'" with Jake Gibson