No Regrets

Jon Lensing discusses his journey building OpenLoop, including making a bold pivot during COVID-19, narrowly avoiding missing payroll, and his resilience.

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Jon Lensing discusses his journey building OpenLoop, including making a bold pivot during COVID-19, narrowly avoiding missing payroll, and his resilience during layoffs. He emphasizes choosing investors who bring strategic value and trust, and OpenLoop’s culture prioritizes competence, grit, and adaptability.

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If I regret something in the past, then part of me wonders like if I hadn't done that or if I hadn't gone that direction, would I still be in the same spot that I am today? And so that's why I don't like having any regrets. The things that I did, the steps that I took are, you know, led me down this pathway to this

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