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JobNimbus Co-founder and CEO Ben Hodson is a serial entrepreneur with a long experience in bootstrapping and fundraising. He shared how he has navigated his journey with me in 2021.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background did you have?

Ben Hodson: I say that I am from the Seattle area. I was born in Washington State on the east side of the state, but I moved to the west side when I was very young. I went to the University of Washington. I got a degree in business. Then I was interested in computers, so I did a second degree in computer science as well.

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How do you think about it?