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A small but growing number of founders are betting on bringing people together offline

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Brynn Putnam and Tristan Walker have already done something that most founders only dream about: created companies so compelling that bigger outfits bought them. Putnam, a trained ballerina with a small chain of boutique studios, built the connected-fitness company Mirror and sold it to Lululemon fo

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Panel 1

Alex: Holding a tablet, frowning thoughtfully.

Text: I'm building a platform where people can learn to dance together... remotely.

Sam: Nodding thoughtfully, leaning in.

Text: That’s way cooler than what I’m doing.

Panel 2

Alex: Grinning with excitement.

Text: I’m building Alex’s Dance Academy!

Robin: Laughs, shaking her head.

Text: You just made a better Zoom party than Zoom!

Panel 3

Alex: Holding up a sign reading, "Alex's Dance Academy: Live classes in your living room!

Text: We’re even naming it after me. Just to make it more relatable.

Sam: Smirking.

Text: And you can’t even teach dance to a friend.