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How a law school grad hustled to skip law firms and landed a Google business development job straight after graduation

How a law school grad hustled to skip law firms and landed a Google business development job straight after graduation

By Andrew C. • 21 min read • 1 Comment

“It’s amazing how much an actual interpersonal interaction matters.” – Amrit Dhir, Google Partner Development Manager

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How a recent college grad started with nothing but a vision, and in 4 years built one of the most prominent education NGOs in China (and convinced Teach For America’s founder to join her board)

How a recent college grad started with nothing but a vision, and in 4 years built one of the most prominent education NGOs in China (and convinced Teach For America’s founder to join her board)

By Andrew C. • 18 min read • Leave a Comment

“People don’t tell you how much the world is slanted toward ‘no.’ The number of times we heard ‘no’ when building Teach For China was huge.” – Rachel Wasser, co-founder of Teach For China

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