{"id":10809,"date":"2021-05-17T06:53:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T06:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/?p=10809"},"modified":"2023-08-11T14:37:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T14:37:26","slug":"ep-18-startup-ecosystem-collaboration-interview-with-lakshmi-shenoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/ep-18-startup-ecosystem-collaboration-interview-with-lakshmi-shenoy\/","title":{"rendered":"EP 18: Startup Ecosystem Collaboration with Lakshmi Shenoy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/19130033\/height\/360\/theme\/legacy\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>This week on the StartupBlink podcast, we welcome Lakshmi Shenoy, CEO of Embarc Collective, an education nonprofit that helps Tampa Bay&#8217;s startup talent build bold, scalable, thriving companies. 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