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Hi!  I’m Laurie. Before māk, I spent years managing large-scale events and, over the past two decades, building programs and cultivating technical communities at a large tech company. I loved the challenge, the strategy, and the security that came with working for someone else. But mostly, I loved the people — and the creative ways […]

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Hi!  I’m Laurie. Before māk, I spent years managing large-scale events and, over the past two decades, building programs and cultivating technical communities at a large tech company. I loved the challenge, the strategy, and the security that came with working for someone else. But mostly, I loved the people — and the creative ways […]

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