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THURSDAY, 19 JULY 2007
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
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your financial advisor is a spreadsheet you opened once in January. It's been screaming…
- You typed "speak to an agent" nine times. The bot sent you a help…
- You quit your job to "find yourself". Found you. You're on your parents' sofa,…
- Love yourself first. Someone has to, and nobody else applied.
- You say you're "an old soul". You're 21. The only old thing about you…
- Kids grow up so fast. Except between 5pm and bedtime, when time stops and…
- Your financial advisor is a spreadsheet you opened once in January. It's been screaming…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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