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  Growth is what every student entrepreneur seeks: growth in ideas, customers, and impact. It is also what defined this past year at Dal Innovates. We are...
  
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Shawn Carver

CEO & Co-Founder, Fiddlehead Technology Inc

Shawn co-founded Fiddlehead Technology Inc. in June 2013 and currently serves as CEO. Shawn has more than fifteen years of experience with technology start-ups across industries that include computer-based training, telecom, analytics, and supply chain.

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