My mentor: Best advice

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40 under 40 rank: 3

I have two mentors. One is Evan Williams -- I continue to learn from him. The other is Steve Snider, an art director who gave me my first career-like job as a book cover designer.

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Last updated October 22 2010: 8:09 AM ET

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