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Madeleine Smith
CEO and co-founder of Civic Roundtable, a government operations platform emerging from the Harvard Innovation Labs that serves state and local agencies and is backed by General Catalyst.
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Jan 20, 2026
• 40min
Episode 411: Madeleine Smith - CEO & Co-Founder, Civic Roundtable
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Madeleine Smith, CEO and co-founder of Civic Roundtable, discusses her innovative approach to disrupting the government sector. She shares insights on integrating AI as a workflow enabler, and her journey from Mark43 to founding Civic Roundtable at Harvard. Madeleine highlights the importance of customer discovery, product pivots, and overcoming government skepticism in tech adoption. She also offers advice for first-time founders, emphasizes the need for more female entrepreneurs in tech, and shares personal interests that keep her inspired.
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