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SATURDAY, 18 MAY 1991
Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right.
Investors loved it. The chatbot told them they would. Then it told them to replace you with it. Very persuasive.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your complaint has been escalated. It is now ignored by someone more senior.
- You "grew out of" your old friends. They grew out of waiting for you…
- You "love deeply". Mostly a fictional man who doesn't know you exist. Neither do…
- You "love deeply". Mostly a fictional man who doesn't know you exist. Neither do…
- Strangers online have voted you "not wrong". The same strangers once voted to give…
- You "can't do mornings". You also can't do afternoons, evenings or emails.
- You said you "thrive in a fast-paced environment". It took you three days to…
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