Julia Hartz, a co-founder of the online ticket seller, explains how it has sold more than 60 million tickets since 2006. Julia and Kevin Hartz and Renaud Visage co-founded Eventbrite, an online ticket seller, in 2006. The company has sold more than 60 million tickets.
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Julia Hartz, a co-founder of the online ticket seller, explains how it has sold more than 60 million tickets since 2006. Julia and Kevin Hartz and Renaud Visage co-founded Eventbrite, an online ticket seller, in 2006. The company has sold more than 60 million tickets.
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