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How Does a Management Consultant Find a Way in Silicon Valley

As an M&A consultant at Google, David immediately knew he was most interested in the technology, and not the spreadsheets behind it. He quickly switched to the "Innovation Consulting" group in his firm, and started getting a fantastic exposure into a multitude of interesting tech projects.

Yearning to be hands on with the technology he was advising, David Woodland joined Pebble.

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David Woodland - a Management Consultant in Silicon Valley ·

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