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Podcast: Think Like an Owner
Episode: Poppy MacDonald - Uncovering Government Data at USAFacts - Ep.120
Description: My guest on this episode is Poppy MacDonald. Poppy is the CEO of USAFacts, a not-for-profit data company founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to gather, organize and share data about the US government at the federal, state, and local levels entirely for free. Many of you will know about my fascination with media and data companies, and this episode with Poppy is a continuation of that strong interest. But not only is Poppy's story about running a super interesting data company, but also about growing an organization from 5 to 47 employees in less than 4 years. The...