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Each issue features candid conversations with remarkable leaders like [Varun Anand and Kareem Amin](https://startups.hubspot.com/magazine/issue04/clays-creative-rebellion), who built Clay into a $3B+ valuation infusing creativity into the company's DNA; [Amjad Masad](https://startups.hubspot.com/magazine/issue02/amjad-masad-replit-the-hacker-who-democratized-code), the visionary behind Replit's developer revolution; [Jenny Stojkovich](https://startups.hubspot.com/magazine/issue01/jenny-stojkovic), whose Joyful Ventures is redefining early-stage investing; [Rand Fishkin](https://startups.hubspot.com/magazine/issue05/rand-the-rebel), who's challenging conventional wisdom with SparkToro; and [the Wistia co-founders](https://startups.hubspot.com/magazine/issue03/wistia), who chose independence over a billion-dollar exit.
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