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description: TechniQ Origins. This is the spark that lit our fire and catalyzed our mission. From small town software beginnings and calculator programming - to big city JavaScript development, Vermont startups [at scale], words on a wall and under-utilization of resources - we touch on a bit of everything in ou
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# [#18: Nicholas Husher - The Growth Catalyst & The Bonsai Tree — TechniQ](https://www.techniq.io/podcasts/2019/3/17/18-nicholas-husher-the-growth-catalyst-amp-the-bonsai-tree)

 Written by [Justin Wissman](https://www.techniq.io/podcasts/author/justin-wissman) | Jun 29, 2018 12:00:00 AM

TechniQ Origins. This is the spark that lit our fire and catalyzed our mission. From small town software beginnings and calculator programming - to big city JavaScript development, Vermont startups \[at scale\], words on a wall and under-utilization of resources - we touch on a bit of everything in our conversation with Nick Husher from Faraday Inc. We’ve known Nick for a while and he’s quickly become someone we respect for his candid, no BS conversation surrounding people, culture, and \[software\] life. We walk through the diverse growth phases that make up Nick’s career and discuss unfinished business, \[an\] empowerment agenda driven by authentic identity and what it means to truly feed personal passion & enable employee ideation to drive company innovation. Live from the WeWork basement @ 1Beacon. Give it a listen. Learn. Enjoy.

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