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@stanford | cofounder @ portals (acq’d @beaconsai ) | @why2join

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Usman Hanif
11 months
if you still haven’t subscribed to/followed @why2join , you are truly missing out
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11 months
Excellent post on why you should apply to work w Traba:
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watching a first-time student founder building an app to make social media ‘more authentic’ (I can’t interfere, it’s a canon event)
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safe to say I was blown away lol
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@RoxCodes would run a TT campaign about how “hot girls” get organized. target the same audience that fell victim to gua sha dropshipping
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@joelshansen @ycombinator Aaron Swartz my hero spotted 👀
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@Jason @bryanbro All other media sites could say the same. You, with a large following, are propagating/distributing the video — therefore, are in effect, no different from the ‘media’…
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was interviewing a guy for a founding engineer role. asked him if he 1) has a bed frame and 2) takes showers. he said yes to both. immediate rejection
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@growing_daniel ur more than ur degree Daniel. don’t let anyone tell u differently
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Usman Hanif
1 year
the shillers, Twitter “influencers”, and clueless VCs who made sweeping statements w/ little technical knowledge and perpetuated hype cycles, played a large part in ruining crypto. It’s sad to see them reappearing again w/ AI. hope builders can learn to ignore them this time tho
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@growing_daniel only problem is I still go there. expected better from u
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Usman Hanif
5 months
@AAbuhashem @garrytan every other industry has to worry about customer service and client treatment. some VCs are really resting on their laurels and think they can be childish/immature/rude towards their customers/clients. the market will humble them soon.
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@shriyanevatia some thoughts are better kept to yourself. such a shallow view on life.
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Usman Hanif
1 year
some exciting news! make sure to check us out @why2join
@why2join
Why You Should Join
1 year
Not everyone has a VC friend who can tell them the best startups to join. We’re trying to fix that. Today, we’re announcing the wonderful firms we’ve partnered with to be your friend in venture:
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Usman Hanif
2 years
👀— Portals is getting acquired! It’s been an absolute ride, though I’m grateful for it all. bigger things on the way 🚀
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The Information
2 years
Beacons, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed link-in-bio startup, is in talks to buy startup Portals after raising a $23 million Series A round.
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@bryanhpchiang pls leave some capital for the rest of us
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@mualphaxi I love this trend of people using Twitter to engagement farm in order to build a following to seem valuable for their VC job that they otherwise have no relevant skill to do. good work chief
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the Michelin star for startups: get a @why2join piece
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@AbhayVenkatesh1 @codyaims @TheManMikeTan “I’ve studied Steph Curry shoot a basketball so I too can shoot like Steph Curry”
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1 year
@zebulgar new challenge: be a vc based in Miami and try not to incessantly shove pro-Miami propaganda down everyone’s throat at every waking moment
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@Cernovich “you didn’t call out every other atrocity against innocent life then you are not allowed to talk about this one” what a take and also.. concession?
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1 year
going to be in New York for a month. who should I avoid?
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Usman Hanif
1 year
babe wake up, new Why You Should Join piece/thread just dropped. trust me, you don’t want to miss this one! @HebbiaAI @gsivulka
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Why You Should Join
1 year
Hebbia’s leading a revolution in AI-powered search. They’re building a generational company in the process. Here’s Why You Should Join Hebbia: a thread 🧵 (a must read)
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Usman Hanif
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🚨 new series alert 🚨 if you’re looking for the best early stage startups to join or invest in — check out this thread and our new series!
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Why You Should Join
4 months
Each month over the past year, we’ve published a 5000-word deep dive on a promising early-stage startup to join. In just a short time, more than 12,000 of you have loved them and subscribed.
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@shaunmmaguire she is supporting Palestinian people — didn’t say anything about Hamas… saying she can’t support Palestine bc the Hamas faction doesn’t support her, is like me saying LQBTQ+ members can’t support Israel since many there still believe that community violates the Halakha.
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Usman Hanif
1 year
@alexandr_wang why are you so car salesman-y
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Usman Hanif
1 year
@KylieBourjaily so who has next week’s winning lottery number?
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1 year
can you remember who you were before the world told you who to be
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1 year
SF iS So bACK mIAmI is the only ciTy wHERe yoU HaVe BOaRd mEETiNGs On SaTURdAy MOrNing New YORk IS The PlACE tO Be if You’re a fOunDeR please, make it stop.
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4 months
nobody: tech twitter: **their opinion on metropolitan cities that no one asked for**
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10 months
@cory ceo = chief energy officer
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Usman Hanif
1 year
@EvaWBos me. pre-seed. building a dex specializing in derivatives and leveraged products. will make an accompanying hedgefund that I can funnel customer funds too. serious investors only pls.
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Usman Hanif
1 year
data monetization is facing a massive paradigm shift. s/o @lennysan for telling us about @joinpogo who is leading this shift. if you are into consumer apps, this is easily the ‘next big thing’
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Why You Should Join
1 year
We asked our friend @lennysan to tell us about an early-stage company we should have on our radar. He told us to look into @joinpogo After some digging, here’s why they should be on your radar too: (a thread🧵)
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1 year
@alexandr_wang @scale_AI you join esteemed company… jk, congrats!
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10 months
@MollySOShea most creator economy startups already realized this ‘opportunity’ years ago, and today are realizing it isn’t as great of an opportunity as they thought; hence, why no startup has really succeeded in the space.
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2 months
congrats to this legend today
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8 months
i just know Theodore Roosevelt is rolling in his grave watching his life’s defining creed be abused by a bunch of tech bros to justify leaving work/school and make low quality GPT-wrapper react apps
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Usman Hanif
1 year
@nic_detommaso humility. articulating clearly the ‘bet’ you’re making and why 1) it’s big (by vc multiples standard) 2) you have an unfair insight/advantage to win it
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1 year
bro can we stop innovating so fast, it is making higher education freaking impossible 😂
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1 year
@capitalxyz not my website, but can you please fix
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1 year
i know everyone trashes on Forbes 30u30, but id really like to get it some day. my mom would be hella proud lol
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Usman Hanif
1 year
if you’re a TikTok creator and have not expanded to YT shorts yet, you’re leaving some serious $$$ on the table. built a tool to help with the expansion process — DM if interested. 20 creators, each w/ 2mil+ followers already onboarded.
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1 year
@CollinMickels anything for them govnt contracts lol
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3 months
overhead in shack15: “i’m essentially rebuilding a new Facebook since I’ve observed that everyone is pissed off at social media and wants a better experience” oh boy…
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watching a first-time student founder building an app to make social media ‘more authentic’ (I can’t interfere, it’s a canon event)
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@orslimy @paulg if simply stating that the past week has been grim due to 1000s of civilian deaths is taken as “agenda” and “terror propaganda” by you — you have bigger problems
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Usman Hanif
1 year
w/o hesitation can say that @warpdotdev led by @zachlloydtweets is one of the best startups that exists rn
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Zach Lloyd
1 year
1 / Today we’re announcing the launch of Warp AI — AI that’s fully integrated with your terminal. Warp AI can explain console errors, suggest fixes, write scripts, or walk you through complex installations. No external tools needed. No context switching.
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2 months
@growing_daniel someone said smthn about what college u went to today and it’s been killing ya 😂
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Usman Hanif
1 year
@brycent_ @binji_x I’ve always found it funny how crypto games completely neglect the “game” aspect of their business
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1 year
this is probably the least impressive thing ChatGPT has ever done
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Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA
1 year
ChatGPT passed a Wharton MBA exam.  Time to overhaul education.
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10 months
big day for engineers today
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Dermatologists claim you should only shower 2-3 times a week 👀
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@lucy_guo this made me physically cringe
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1 year
@PabloPeniche survivorship bias — bad take.
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1 year
@tangnakromujhy with ur name engraved on it, can’t forget that
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1 year
@TurnerNovak hey turner! I’m building a data layer for gas stoves. let’s chat some time
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Usman Hanif
8 months
so who is going to write @WalterIsaacson ’s biography
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Usman Hanif
6 months
@antgoldbloom let’s think a little bit about the demographics of the world’s population, the average age of a TikTok user, and what sentiment is common amongst these groups. might weather your conspiracies…
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10 months
dippin’ dots are just a ice cream wrapper company
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1 year
@StephNass I’ll do it in four: Sequoia (or insert any other tier 1 VC) is also investing
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Usman Hanif
1 year
honored to have @apartovi helping out — one of the best in the game!
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Ali Partovi
1 year
I'm glad to support this effort to steer new grads to great startups. I'm also happy to see @Neo in such good company of great VC firms like @Sequoia , @GreylockVC , @FoundersFund , @8VC and others!
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1 year
wild to me that before isaac newton humans were just floating around as weightless blobs
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1 year
@JessTheVC i went to a Bay Area high school, so trying this will only make it worse haha
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1 year
i’m one follower away from 300 followers. this is a big moment for me.
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@BillAckman @Ukraine seems like Perishing Square has a lot of military-industrial complex exposure eh?
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8 months
@runarorama @Suhail or a banana holding Steve Jobs
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Usman Hanif
1 year
. @why2join is giving out insider information for FREE; what’s new tho. anywho, @Zeet_Co led by @_johnnydallas_ is taking over, future🦄 for sure 👀
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Why You Should Join
1 year
We asked our friends over at @sequoia to tell us about an early-stage company we should have on our radar. They told us to look into @Zeet_co After some digging, here’s why they should be on your radar too: (a thread🧵)
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@0xSigil @MaxW3n bros done more than me at 12
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8 months
@cory @finndayton is the navy seal
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7 months
@mahaniok warning to builders: beware of low-class VCs like this. walking red flag. take pre-seed checks from level-headed and trusted sources
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4 months
@sama damn this hit hard. thank you @sama
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1 year
safe to say he wasn’t a fan…
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Usman Hanif
1 year
appreciate it!
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8VC
1 year
Tome is the fastest-growing productivity app ever - thanks largely to their grasp of “how presentations should be made from first principles”, per 8VC Partner @JakeMedwell . Check out the outstanding feature on @magicaltome from @why2join :
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Usman Hanif
1 year
waiting for the inevitable Apple AI play. I think it will blow all others out the water.
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Usman Hanif
1 year
@qcapital2020 very tough race between Bill Ackman, Jason Calacanis and David Sacks for the Oscar indeed
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Usman Hanif
1 year
. @thisisinsider this is such lousy reporting, how does stuff like this even get published 😂 @elonmusk
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@usygoosy
Usman Hanif
2 years
my brother 4L. just trying to get like you one day
@sambeskind
Sam Beskind
2 years
@king_ethereum proud of you. Knew you would be doing big things since Day 1 in Norcliffe 311.
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1 year
finally got around to checking out @_buildspace ngl I actually mess w/ the concept heavy @FarzaTV
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Usman Hanif
1 year
@sparab22 @payasparab I’m just “Floodgate Reactor” to you?
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Usman Hanif
1 year
@itsandrewgao i find it so fascinating how within virtually every society in history groups of people are so convinced that they will witness some end of time/apocalyptic event, and so far they’ve always been wrong about it lol
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Usman Hanif
1 year
. @keithpeiris & @hliriani have built a juggernaut of a company w/ @magicaltome . check out the piece to see what we, @reidhoffman , @ZacharyDeWitt and more have to say about them. you do not want to miss this piece, absolutely bonkers
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Why You Should Join
1 year
@magicaltome ’s leading a revolution in storytelling. They’re building a generational company in the process. Here’s Why You Should Join Tome: a thread 🧵 (a must read)
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Usman Hanif
1 year
new piece is actually a hidden gem. @marielreed is building smthn very very special, and you probably haven’t heard about them yet. do not miss this one.
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Why You Should Join
1 year
@withpavilion ’s leading a revolution in how the government buys everything. They’re building a generational company in the process. Here’s Why You Should Join Pavilion: a thread 🧵 (a must read)
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@usygoosy
Usman Hanif
2 years
Check it out! Written by @enrique_eth and myself as part of our blog series “Why You Should Join” 🚀
@pinecone
Pinecone
2 years
An in-depth, independent analysis of Pinecone and the vector database market: (Yes, we're hiring!)
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1 year
@ALiS0NLAURA You get 250k on Monday. Then, next week will receive an advanced dividend. Finally, you’ll basically get an IOU certificate for the remainder that the eventual liquidator will respect.
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Usman Hanif
5 months
@AbhayVenkatesh1 @TheManMikeTan mate you gotta relax 😂
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Usman Hanif
2 months
@saranormous because it’s a hard conversation… what?
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Usman Hanif
2 months
. @StanfordMBB let me walk on. i can save this program
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Usman Hanif
5 months
@arya_330 next couple of days on the toilet will answer that for you. jk jk love street food lol
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Usman Hanif
1 year
@thanosthinking basketball and gaslighting
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Usman Hanif
1 year
i’ll be half way through understanding some model/technology, and seven new and improved ones will be published by the time I’m done reading
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Usman Hanif
9 months
@whrobbins been doing this since forever. saves both parties money. just use Uber/Lyft for the market-making
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Usman Hanif
1 year
club penguin making a comeback 2023, you heard it here first
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Usman Hanif
1 year
@SchrodingrsBrat this needs to hit Muslim Twitter to get the love it deserves
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Usman Hanif
2 years
thank you brother! can’t wait to cover Lore soon 👀
@ryanmyher
Ryan Myher 🧠
2 years
I just subscribed to Why You Should Join Highly recommend. Huge shoutout to my guy @king_ethereum
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Usman Hanif
6 months
@paulg How dare you simply state it’s been a grim month and even peep a mention of Palestinian civilian deaths. What if the number is 3000 instead of 3600! Paul, you are such a pig for this! I’m never taking money from YC!
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Usman Hanif
25 days
having a great conversation w/ Obama on @getairchat rn
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Usman Hanif
7 months
@MeghanMcCain never thought we’d get to a point where saying “damn kinda hurts to watch innocent people regardless of who they are die” would be such a crime.
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Usman Hanif
1 year
happy April fools day to all those that celebrate!
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5 months
@andruyeung @VCBrags and then doubles down with a reply too loool
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Usman Hanif
1 year
the us govnt should investigate what happens in the Warriors’ locker room at halftime bc that absolute satanic level of wizardry they pull off in the 3rd quarter of every important game is beyond me
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