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Helping Them Ride the Wave

As CEO and co-founder of the Grommet, a site that has launched innovative products like Fitbit, GoldieBlox, and SodaStream, Jules Pieri has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs to transform their brainchildren into businesses. Her book, How We Make Stuff Now: Turn Ideas Into Products That Build Successful Businesses, was published in April.

For the Inc. Founders Project, Pieri is mentoring Grace Hsiang and Andrew Park, the married co-founders

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