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Hosted by Uldis Teraudkalns & Janis Zeps · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 229 episodes
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Uldis Teraudkalns & Janis Zeps hosts The Pursuit of Scrappiness, a education show with 229 episodes published.
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Welcome to the Pursuit of Scrappiness Tech Brief. A monthly discussion on topics we find relevant to highlight, discuss and share with you to help you become a scrappier and better version of yourself. On this episode we
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The Pursuit of Scrappiness is hosted by Uldis Teraudkalns & Janis Zeps. The show is categorised under education (business) and has published 229 episodes.
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