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When she was just 19 years old Melanie Perkins dreamt of transforming the graphic design and publishing industries. But she started small launching a site to make yearbook design simpler and more collaborative. Her success with that first venture — and an unexpected meeting with a VC investor — eventually landed her the backing to pursue her original idea and the chance to take on software industry titans like Adobe and Microsoft. Today Melanie's online design platform Canva is valued at ove

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