Julia Austin

Julia Austin

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Julia Austin is a certified executive coach, on the faculty at Harvard Business School, and faculty co-chair of the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. She is the author of After the Idea.

Book cover with yellow background and red border, titled "After the Idea" by Julia Austin, with subtitle "What It Really Takes to Create and Scale a Startup," highlighting stellar hires, and featuring a red exclamation mark.
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