First Time Founders with Ed Elson – The Billionaire Who Built His Fortune on Infrastructure

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Learn more at canva.com slash enterprise. Welcome to First Time Founders. I'm Ad Elf. Most of us don't think twice about the things that make our lives run. High speed internet, lights that switch on instantly.

Or even clean water from the tap. But behind all of that is infrastructure. the invisible backbone of modern life. And while most people ignore it. My next guest saw an opportunity hiding in plain sight.

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