Lunch with Arthur, CEO of 6waves

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Posted on 3 January, 2016
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Visiting the awesome 6waves office

You know you’re walking into an awesome company when you go into the 6waves office (ping pong and foosball table, free food and company varsity jackets!).

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Thank you Arthur for sharing with us the fun and pain in growing a startup to an international company! The lunch has raised over 45 volunteer hours, contributing to Hands On, FINCA and HKUST Connect programs.

This article originally appeared on our blog on Medium: https://medium.com/time-auction/lunch-with-arthur-ceo-of-6waves-22126b6b7a6a

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