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SATURDAY, 8 MAY 2004
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
- Everything happens for a reason. The reason is you. It's always been you.
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- Growing old is mandatory. Growing up was optional. You ticked "later". This is later.…
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