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Nicki Klein founded a career development platform called Betagig in 2016, with Melissa Hargis. Klein and Hargis, who both made drastic career switches, came up with the idea for Betagig while in San Francisco for a hackathon. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)

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Nicki Klein sat idle at her corporate job in the years after graduating from UCLA, wishing she could find a career as captivating as the Legos and puzzles she played with for hours as a child.

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Alumna’s startup gives students a chance to explore new career paths

By Anjishnu Das

Sept. 16, 2016 2:54 p.m.