Will Larson (Calm)

StaffEng by David Noël-Romas (@davidnoelromas) and Alex Kessinger (@voidfiles)

Jun 29, 202148:45Technology

Please note that this episode contains brief mention of suicide. Today's guest needs no introduction! Of course, they will get one anyway: Will Larson is the CTO of Calm and has worked at Stripe, Uber, and Digg. He...

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