📚 Book Pick
📖 The Courage To Be Disliked
— Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
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✨ Main Ideas
✅ A philosophical dialogue between a philosopher and a student exploring paths to personal transformation.
✅ The process of setting healthy boundaries and overcoming the urge to constantly please other people.
✅ How individual choice, rather than external circumstances, determines how a person lives their life.
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💭 Worth reading if:
You want to stop living for others, set healthy boundaries, and take full control of your own happiness.
📖 The Courage To Be Disliked
— Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
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✨ Main Ideas
✅ A philosophical dialogue between a philosopher and a student exploring paths to personal transformation.
✅ The process of setting healthy boundaries and overcoming the urge to constantly please other people.
✅ How individual choice, rather than external circumstances, determines how a person lives their life.
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💭 Worth reading if:
You want to stop living for others, set healthy boundaries, and take full control of your own happiness.
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💼 Entrepreneur Tip
Build a business that gives you real personal freedom.
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✅ Save your customer email list on your own computer so no social media platform can block you.
✅ Keep three months of business savings in a separate bank account to handle unexpected hard times.
✅ Block two hours every morning to work on your own projects before answering other people.
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🎯 This Week's Move:
Write down one part of your business that depends on a single website and make a backup plan today.
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🔗 Source:
The Sovereign Entrepreneur — Various
Build a business that gives you real personal freedom.
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✅ Save your customer email list on your own computer so no social media platform can block you.
✅ Keep three months of business savings in a separate bank account to handle unexpected hard times.
✅ Block two hours every morning to work on your own projects before answering other people.
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🎯 This Week's Move:
Write down one part of your business that depends on a single website and make a backup plan today.
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🔗 Source:
The Sovereign Entrepreneur — Various
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⚡️ Practical Tip
How to stop pleasing everyone and start being yourself
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✅ Say no directly when you cannot do something, without making up a long, fake excuse.
✅ Share your real opinion when someone asks what you want to eat or do tonight.
✅ Stop saying sorry for small things like asking a simple question or walking past someone.
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🎯 Today's Move:
Think of one small favor you do not want to do, and write down a polite way to say no.
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🔗 Source:
Not Nice — Dr. Aziz Gazipura
How to stop pleasing everyone and start being yourself
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✅ Say no directly when you cannot do something, without making up a long, fake excuse.
✅ Share your real opinion when someone asks what you want to eat or do tonight.
✅ Stop saying sorry for small things like asking a simple question or walking past someone.
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🎯 Today's Move:
Think of one small favor you do not want to do, and write down a polite way to say no.
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🔗 Source:
Not Nice — Dr. Aziz Gazipura
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📚 Book Pick
📖 They Stole A City
— Lauren Collins
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✨ Main Ideas
✅ The historical timeline and circumstances of the 1898 massacre and political coup in Wilmington, North Carolina.
✅ The direct and life-altering consequences of this localized political violence on four specific families.
✅ A detailed journalistic account reconstructing a violent municipal overthrow and its immediate community aftermath.
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💭 Worth reading if:
You want to understand the devastating human cost of the 1898 Wilmington coup through the intimate stories of four affected families.
📖 They Stole A City
— Lauren Collins
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✨ Main Ideas
✅ The historical timeline and circumstances of the 1898 massacre and political coup in Wilmington, North Carolina.
✅ The direct and life-altering consequences of this localized political violence on four specific families.
✅ A detailed journalistic account reconstructing a violent municipal overthrow and its immediate community aftermath.
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💭 Worth reading if:
You want to understand the devastating human cost of the 1898 Wilmington coup through the intimate stories of four affected families.
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⚡️ Practical Tip
How to say yes to life and stop worrying
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✅ Say yes to a helpful request today even if you do not feel like doing it.
✅ Stop complaining for one hour and accept things exactly as they are right now.
✅ Focus fully on your current task instead of wishing you were doing something else.
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🎯 Today's Move:
Take a deep breath and accept the next minor change in plans without getting angry.
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🔗 Source:
The Surrender Experiment — Michael A. Singer
How to say yes to life and stop worrying
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✅ Say yes to a helpful request today even if you do not feel like doing it.
✅ Stop complaining for one hour and accept things exactly as they are right now.
✅ Focus fully on your current task instead of wishing you were doing something else.
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🎯 Today's Move:
Take a deep breath and accept the next minor change in plans without getting angry.
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🔗 Source:
The Surrender Experiment — Michael A. Singer
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💼 Entrepreneur Tip
How to share your story and get people to buy
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✅ Write down the exact moment you discovered your business idea and share it with your followers.
✅ Tell your customers how your product gives them a fresh start instead of just a small improvement.
✅ Share one past mistake you made to help your audience trust you as a normal person.
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🎯 This Week's Move:
Write a simple email listing your product and three free bonus items you will give to buyers this week.
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🔗 Source:
Expert Secrets — Russell Brunson
How to share your story and get people to buy
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✅ Write down the exact moment you discovered your business idea and share it with your followers.
✅ Tell your customers how your product gives them a fresh start instead of just a small improvement.
✅ Share one past mistake you made to help your audience trust you as a normal person.
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🎯 This Week's Move:
Write a simple email listing your product and three free bonus items you will give to buyers this week.
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🔗 Source:
Expert Secrets — Russell Brunson
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📚 Book Pick
📖 Suicidal Empathy
— Gad Saad
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✨ Main Ideas
✅ The argument that misplaced empathy and compassion are actively damaging modern societal structures.
✅ How well-intentioned but misguided social impulses produce harmful consequences for public institutions.
✅ The perspective that over-extended compassion can ultimately lead to destructive outcomes for civilization.
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💭 Worth reading if:
You want to understand how well-meaning empathy can inadvertently cause harmful consequences across modern society.
📖 Suicidal Empathy
— Gad Saad
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✨ Main Ideas
✅ The argument that misplaced empathy and compassion are actively damaging modern societal structures.
✅ How well-intentioned but misguided social impulses produce harmful consequences for public institutions.
✅ The perspective that over-extended compassion can ultimately lead to destructive outcomes for civilization.
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💭 Worth reading if:
You want to understand how well-meaning empathy can inadvertently cause harmful consequences across modern society.
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💼 Entrepreneur Tip
How to test new ideas inside an old stable business
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✅ Separate your daily work into keeping the safe business running and trying out wild new ideas.
✅ Write down your biggest guess about a new project and talk to three real customers today.
✅ Measure how much you learn about customer needs instead of counting early sales or profits.
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🎯 This Week's Move:
List your company's three newest projects and write down one cheap test to see if customers want them.
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🔗 Source:
The Corporate Startup — Brant Cooper
How to test new ideas inside an old stable business
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✅ Separate your daily work into keeping the safe business running and trying out wild new ideas.
✅ Write down your biggest guess about a new project and talk to three real customers today.
✅ Measure how much you learn about customer needs instead of counting early sales or profits.
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🎯 This Week's Move:
List your company's three newest projects and write down one cheap test to see if customers want them.
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🔗 Source:
The Corporate Startup — Brant Cooper
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📚 Book Pick
📖 THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE
— Charlie Mackesy
⭐ 4.21 on Open Library · 29 ratings
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✨ Main Ideas
✅ The journey of a curious boy, greedy mole, wary fox, and wise horse traversing challenging terrain.
✅ Honest conversations between four distinct characters about their greatest fears and deepest life discoveries.
✅ Core themes of vulnerability, kindness, hope, friendship, and love explored through their shared experiences.
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💭 Worth reading if:
You need a gentle reminder of how embracing vulnerability, hope, and friendship can help you navigate life's most difficult moments.
📖 THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE
— Charlie Mackesy
⭐ 4.21 on Open Library · 29 ratings
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✨ Main Ideas
✅ The journey of a curious boy, greedy mole, wary fox, and wise horse traversing challenging terrain.
✅ Honest conversations between four distinct characters about their greatest fears and deepest life discoveries.
✅ Core themes of vulnerability, kindness, hope, friendship, and love explored through their shared experiences.
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💭 Worth reading if:
You need a gentle reminder of how embracing vulnerability, hope, and friendship can help you navigate life's most difficult moments.
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⚡️ Practical Tip
What this communication book teaches that generic advice misses
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✅ Write down one thing you will stop doing today based on the book
✅ Write down one thing you will start doing today based on the book
✅ Do the start item once before bed and check off when done
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🎯 Today's Move:
Do the start item on your list once before you go to sleep tonight
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🔗 Source:
Nonviolent Communication — Marshall B. Rosenberg
What this communication book teaches that generic advice misses
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✅ Write down one thing you will stop doing today based on the book
✅ Write down one thing you will start doing today based on the book
✅ Do the start item once before bed and check off when done
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🎯 Today's Move:
Do the start item on your list once before you go to sleep tonight
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🔗 Source:
Nonviolent Communication — Marshall B. Rosenberg
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📚 Book Pick
📖 This Is The Plan
— Ben Wikler
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✨ Main Ideas
✅ Electoral strategies and leadership lessons from the former chair of a major state political party
✅ The critical factors and political frameworks necessary to achieve victory in modern elections
✅ Firsthand perspectives on organizing and executing successful political campaigns to win elections
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💭 Worth reading if:
You want to understand the strategic organizing and political frameworks required to win competitive state elections.
📖 This Is The Plan
— Ben Wikler
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✨ Main Ideas
✅ Electoral strategies and leadership lessons from the former chair of a major state political party
✅ The critical factors and political frameworks necessary to achieve victory in modern elections
✅ Firsthand perspectives on organizing and executing successful political campaigns to win elections
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💭 Worth reading if:
You want to understand the strategic organizing and political frameworks required to win competitive state elections.
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⚡️ Practical Tip
Trust your gut and make better choices every day
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✅ Trust your first reaction when choosing a small thing like a meal or a book.
✅ Limit your options to only three choices to avoid feeling overwhelmed and making bad decisions.
✅ Pause for ten seconds when meeting someone new to look past their clothes or looks.
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🎯 Today's Move:
Pick a small decision today and make it in less than five seconds without looking for more information.
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🔗 Source:
Blink — Malcolm Gladwell
Trust your gut and make better choices every day
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✅ Trust your first reaction when choosing a small thing like a meal or a book.
✅ Limit your options to only three choices to avoid feeling overwhelmed and making bad decisions.
✅ Pause for ten seconds when meeting someone new to look past their clothes or looks.
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🎯 Today's Move:
Pick a small decision today and make it in less than five seconds without looking for more information.
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🔗 Source:
Blink — Malcolm Gladwell
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💼 Entrepreneur Tip
How to make your business stronger when bad things happen
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✅ Delete one useless feature or task from your week to make your business safer.
✅ Keep most of your money safe, but spend a tiny amount on wild ideas.
✅ Let your team make small, cheap mistakes now so they do not make big ones later.
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🎯 This Week's Move:
Cancel one risky project today and put that extra time into making your main product better.
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🔗 Source:
Antifragile — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
How to make your business stronger when bad things happen
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✅ Delete one useless feature or task from your week to make your business safer.
✅ Keep most of your money safe, but spend a tiny amount on wild ideas.
✅ Let your team make small, cheap mistakes now so they do not make big ones later.
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🎯 This Week's Move:
Cancel one risky project today and put that extra time into making your main product better.
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🔗 Source:
Antifragile — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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📚 Book Pick
📖 Dogs, Boys, And Other Things I'Ve Cried About
— Isabel Klee
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✨ Main Ideas
✅ The personal transition of moving to New York City to build a career in dog rescue and social media.
✅ The chaotic search for romance, friendship, and personal belonging during a turbulent decade in a young woman's life.
✅ How fostering a deep bond with a rescued puppy named Simon helped navigate the emotional challenges of early adulthood.
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💭 Worth reading if:
You're navigating the chaotic dating scene of your twenties and want a comforting story about finding purpose through rescue dogs.
📖 Dogs, Boys, And Other Things I'Ve Cried About
— Isabel Klee
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✨ Main Ideas
✅ The personal transition of moving to New York City to build a career in dog rescue and social media.
✅ The chaotic search for romance, friendship, and personal belonging during a turbulent decade in a young woman's life.
✅ How fostering a deep bond with a rescued puppy named Simon helped navigate the emotional challenges of early adulthood.
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💭 Worth reading if:
You're navigating the chaotic dating scene of your twenties and want a comforting story about finding purpose through rescue dogs.
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⚡️ Practical Tip
How to speak with confidence by being yourself
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✅ Stop comparing your speaking style to others and write down three things you like about your voice.
✅ Speak out loud alone for five minutes about a topic you love to feel more natural.
✅ Focus on helping the listener instead of worrying about how you look or sound to them.
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🎯 Today's Move:
Record a two-minute video of yourself talking about your favorite hobby, then watch it to see your friendly smile.
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🔗 Source:
Talk Like Yourself — Mike Acker
How to speak with confidence by being yourself
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✅ Stop comparing your speaking style to others and write down three things you like about your voice.
✅ Speak out loud alone for five minutes about a topic you love to feel more natural.
✅ Focus on helping the listener instead of worrying about how you look or sound to them.
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🎯 Today's Move:
Record a two-minute video of yourself talking about your favorite hobby, then watch it to see your friendly smile.
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🔗 Source:
Talk Like Yourself — Mike Acker
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💼 Entrepreneur Tip
How to build a business that has no real competitors
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✅ Sell your product to a very small group of people who really need it right now.
✅ Find one true fact about your business that most of your competitors do not believe yet.
✅ Spend half of your daily work time planning how to find and talk to new customers.
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🎯 This Week's Move:
Write down one big problem in your industry that everyone ignores but you can fix.
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🔗 Source:
Zero to One — Peter Thiel
How to build a business that has no real competitors
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✅ Sell your product to a very small group of people who really need it right now.
✅ Find one true fact about your business that most of your competitors do not believe yet.
✅ Spend half of your daily work time planning how to find and talk to new customers.
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🎯 This Week's Move:
Write down one big problem in your industry that everyone ignores but you can fix.
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🔗 Source:
Zero to One — Peter Thiel
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💼 Entrepreneur Tip
Turn the book's startup idea into simple moves for this week
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✅ Write one rule from the book that would change how you work this week
✅ Find one place you broke that rule today and fix it in ten minutes
✅ Tell a teammate one sentence about what you changed and why
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🎯 This Week's Move:
Do the ten-minute fix once and write three bullets on results
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🔗 Source:
The Minimalist Entrepreneur — Sahil Lavingia
Turn the book's startup idea into simple moves for this week
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✅ Write one rule from the book that would change how you work this week
✅ Find one place you broke that rule today and fix it in ten minutes
✅ Tell a teammate one sentence about what you changed and why
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🎯 This Week's Move:
Do the ten-minute fix once and write three bullets on results
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🔗 Source:
The Minimalist Entrepreneur — Sahil Lavingia
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