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Transitioning from Economist to Tech Policy
The chapter explores the speaker's journey from being an economist to working in the tech policy world, discussing their interest in advanced microeconomics, starting a blog that led them to a tech policy position, and their focus on issues beyond software. They also reflect on their experience as the first policy hire at a company called Boom and the challenges of transitioning from academia to a startup environment.