Meet the Interns: Part 3

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Meet the Interns: Part 3

What happens when a comedian, an artist, and a ping pong champ walk into a bar? Well, I don’t really know because two of them are underage, but I DO know what happens when they walk into the Yik Yak HQ: They crush it. And that’s what we’re all about! Grinding hard, day in and day out, to grow the app and make it even better for you Yakkers.

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Meet the Interns: Part 2

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Meet the Interns: Part 2

It’s almost that time of year again. Summer is coming to an end, and the interns are finishing up projects and preparing for their final presentations. As much as we hate to see them leave, we’re so lucky to have had the opportunity to get to know each and every one of them.

There have been many laughs, nerf gun battles, and lessons learned throughout the past twelve weeks, and we can only hope they’ve enjoyed their time here as much as we’ve enjoyed having them.

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Meet the Herd: Say Hello to Julie

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Meet the Herd: Say Hello to Julie

In this week’s edition of Meet the Herd, you’re going to get to know Julie Zhou, our Lead Product Growth Manager! Even though our HQ is in Atlanta, we actually have a few select individuals working out of an office in San Francisco, and Julie is one of those special people.

Julie frequently visits our office in Atlanta, but she also has some pretty cool technology that allows her to interact with us when she’s not here. Friends, I’d also like to introduce you to the Telepresence Robot (see image #4).

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