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around the patent!
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Hendrick's internet!
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to manufacture your boxes.
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will be manufacturing
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render yours obsolete.
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with Laurie, all right?
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such a great VC.
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for your Series B.
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expensive bottle.
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what's the difference
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and bad champagne?
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a $30 million series B.
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to sell any ads
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any other VC in town
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that Laurie went for it.
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about the idea
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two more board seats.
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right in front of us.
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about Laurie, okay?
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point person on this.
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She's raising money to recover
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Cheers.
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a dinner meeting
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like a fifth wheel,
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leave you to celebrate.
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some new bookkeeping software.
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actual way to celebrate
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Let's— let's share an Uber.
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so I could drop you.
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Wanna play Fortnite?
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we were playing Fortnite.
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to the sink for you.
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I just finished, so.
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I made you?
Was it good?
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out of line, but...
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how much you enjoyed
the sandwich?
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a little intimidating.
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Look, I know he can be
a little eccentric.
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around him.
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have a moment?
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Holden just made me
a really good sandwich.
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to mention that to me?
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No, he's— he's just great.
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we deserve no praise
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track of the compute credits
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to Gigglybots
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sold them to SmashHub.
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a few more times,
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each time until they were
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in Mountain View.
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to buy them back,
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The fuck?
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Yeah.
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management stuff.
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Look at his face.
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don't look at my face.
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big, fat bonuses.
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a mistake ordering that Tesla.
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What Tesla?
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114. I mean, not exactly the same.
I ordered the P100D.
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battery life—
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This is a workplace.
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118. This is not a fucking
slumber party,
gabbing, gabbing.
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119. And series B
is not a done deal.
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face says, okay?
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122. No one should ever
trust this face.
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126. Fuck Danny.
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127. I mean, I love my Tesla.
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129. which means it goes
zero to 60 in 3.2 seconds,
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130. which is literally insane.
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131. But the Tesla
that Danny ordered
has Ludicrous Mode,
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132. which means it goes
zero to 60 in 2.8 seconds.
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133. So it's gonna take me
an entire 0.4 seconds
longer to get to 60.
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if one of your neighbors
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bigger than yours?
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136. Oh, well,
when we bought it,
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the biggest one
they made, so.
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138. You're the biggest
tiki head guy
in the neighborhood.
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139. I used to be
the Tesla guy
in the office.
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140. I maxed out my credit cards
to be able to afford that thing.
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we're getting series B,
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new money millennial fucks
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only I made money.
You know?
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talking about, here?
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a cryptocurrency?
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to pay many multiples more
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than they're worth,
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of green cotton paper
in their wallets?
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we are all sheep.
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to endow certain things
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for some reason,
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credits more than we did.
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gonna suddenly pivot
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currency company.
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we sell digital currency
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our new Internet company.
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an alternative
to Laurie Bream.
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167. Well, it's right here
in front of you.
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the entire future
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and everything
I've worked for
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to do that?
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that I will defend
with true passion:
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for rebellion against tyranny,
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177. and mother fucking
Goddamn cryptocurrency.
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178. Mmm.
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179. I have a PowerPoint
that I've been wanting
to show you for some time.
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180. Walk me through this.
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our boxes in China
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in the country.
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have unionized.
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187. Sadly, correct.
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our place in Laos,
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gets her scalp ripped off
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screaming regulations.
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a lot of chatter
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of the global economy,
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talk about the downside.
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manufacturing option
we haven't discussed yet,
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the current circumstances,
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Goldbriar, North Carolina.
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manufacturing plant
that closed.
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a skilled labor pool
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and they sound desperate.
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sound money as being
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recognizable...
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and fungible.
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what cryptocurrency is.
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220. Richard, a lot of work
went into this presentation.
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Fine.
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222. But you're missing out
on a lot of wisdom, here.
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what you know
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as a jumping
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225. Okay, sure.
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226. Uh, well, I'm pretty sure
it was founded by
a Japanese guy...
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Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008.
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I read an article
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a Bitcoin bubble.
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those articles?
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233. I don't wanna say
the establishment.
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234. But is it possible that
Warren Buffett
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a pyramid scheme
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conventional dollars to protect?
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237. Let's say he's right.
Let's say Bitcoin dies.
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238. So what?
MySpace, Friendster,
they both died.
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239. But they paved the way
for other social media tripe
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overrun the planet.
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242. Crypto is out there.
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243. And it's not going away.
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245. In the same way that
a new Internet
is sketchy, Richard?
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246. Well—
What is crypto?
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anonymous, secure,
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to the powers that be?
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249. I would think that you'd be
all-in on something like that.
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250. Yeah. But do you really think
we can create a currency
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252. Because that's what
we'd be giving up.
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253. Maybe. Probably even more.
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254. But even if it's less,
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control, autonomy,
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257. and you wouldn't have to rely
on a VC who once fired you
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259. So, there is a mode
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Am I correct?
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261. Yes. It's called Plaid.
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262. And it comes standard
on the new Tesla Roadster.
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into one of these babies?
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264. Simple. You put down
a $50,000 deposit today.
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become available.
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will that be, Stephanie?
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a few years,
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a teenager in high school.
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272. Next thing I knew...
I'm gonna stop you
right there.
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273. Your oily salesmanship
is starting to really
irritate me.
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my Tesla superiority,
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277. Okay, I'm looking at
a new set of wheels here.
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279. Very nice.
But they're not for sale.
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through our referral
awards program.
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281. You refer three
other customers to us,
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282. they buy a vehicle
and, zoop-zoop,
you get the wheels.
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283. So, if I get more
people to buy Teslas,
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and no one else can get them?
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286. I'm sorry, who's Danny?
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287. He's the guy
with the shitty wheels.
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And now, the CEO of Hooli,
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290. Thank you, Mayor Wilkins.
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291. Thank you, Goldbriar, for this
warm, wonderful welcome.
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in North Carolina
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of a homecoming for me.
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294. I own a vacation property
just off the coast in Bermuda.
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295. Technically, it is
my primary legal residence.
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and labor practices
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and steal American jobs.
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300. But I don't
blame them for that.
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301. No. I blame weak, spineless
American politicians.
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does his job,
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304. and soon, you will
proudly be building
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Signature Box Three.
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very reasonable proposal work,
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Oh.
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that you made for him?
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318. No.
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the looks on your faces.
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so much if I buy a Tesla?
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are good for the world.
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but you get over that.
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to pay off my student loans.
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the wrong way,
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it's very important
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the Tesla guy in the office.
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You guys are being so weird.
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to get you into a Tesla today?
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hundreds of these.
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There you go,
pass these on.
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interesting idea?
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out there at first, but...
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our launch with a series B,
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It's basically a...
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to be here for this.
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I have your back?
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you're giving up
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360. but look what
you're getting in return.
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you were getting
wasn't good enough,
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with marketing,
networking, staffing.
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negotiate partnerships
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changing by the minute.
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with any of that?
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if it's all the same to you.
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saying fuck you to us,
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fuck you to all VCs.
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Why would you even
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to talk to me about this?
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who you should cheat with?
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for advice from a friend.
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Really?
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once in the past year
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other than business?
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Come on.
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or an apartment?
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that I was married?
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I was, I...
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after three months.
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who he should cheat with?
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for advice, fine.
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all the technical stuff.
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a math problem.
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I've done my homework on this.
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walk away from stability
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entire company on crypto,
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"friend" of yours
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when Bitcoin broke, Richard.
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I had into that shit
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up, up, up, up, up
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it all came crashing down again.
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why didn't I do that?
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But then, it occurred to me—
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companies, Richard.
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Yup.
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You know, one of the things
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has taught me, Richard,
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about money.
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Close to it. Fuck!
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two B in wisdom.
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420. Ha, ha, Richard,
if I didn't love
this crazy guy so much,
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fucking teeth out.
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422. Nah, nah,
I didn't lose it all.
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got shut down by the SEC.
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from the ICO that worked
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fucking housekeeper
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'cause they were ripped.
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for the ripped ones.
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was in the pocket, so.
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is buried out here, somewhere.
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439. that coin could
cover all the losers.
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440. I mean, it's up 3,000%
in the last two weeks.
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441. If it keeps going
like this over the next
three, four months,
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442. we could be talking
the four comma club!
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443. That's a T, not a B, Richard.
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444. Mr. Hanneman!
Shit, you found it?
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445. Jose! Yes! No!
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446. I said a thumb drive.
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447. In the...
that's an actual thumb.
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448. That's a human...
Just fucking put that back!
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449. Again, Richard...
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450. the math is sound.
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451. Well, Mayor, I sure have
enjoyed our time together.
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452. Let me know
when you get this done.
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453. Uh, Mr. Belson, I'm sorry,
but this list of demands
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454. is not remotely workable
for a community of our size.
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455. A mayor's job is never easy.
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456. But you'll find a way,
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457. if you care
about your constituents.
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458. Mr. Belson, I grew up
in this town.
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459. I've lived here
my entire life.
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460. I'd do anything to...
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
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461. Your entire life?
Mm-hmm.
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462. How old are you?
Forty-seven.
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463. That's a little weird,
isn't it?
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464. The point is, I'd do anything
to help the people of this area.
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465. But giving you
public money on this scale
would decimate our budget.
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466. I could have the local
high school renamed after you.
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467. Rosa Parks has never even
been to Goldbriar.
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468. I don't want
a fucking high school.
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469. I wanna manufacture boxes
at an 80% profit margin.
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470. I don't understand.
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471. All my asshole friends
keep getting
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472. NFL stadiums
and corporate headquarters,
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473. all fully paid for.
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474. And you can't make
one fucking factory happen?
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475. I mean, the only things
I have left to cut
are essential services.
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476. There you go. Do that.
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477. You could have
a volunteer fire department.
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478. Because I can't afford
a penny more than this.
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479. Everybody ready?
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480. Two, three!
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481. So, pretty sweet, right?
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482. Yeah, it's nice.
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483. Sorry we couldn't find
a safe spot to try Insane Mode.
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484. It feels like your
kidneys are gonna get, like,
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485. ripped right through
the back of your body.
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486. It's like...
Yeah, I don't think
I'd wanna do that.
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487. Well you don't need to do it.
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488. But you wanna be able to
tell people that you can do it.
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489. Right? It's like having a gun.
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490. So, Charlie and Nadia
have already said yes.
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491. You'll finally have something
to talk to them about.
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492. Oh, let me think about it.
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493. Fine. Okay, just
pull into the designated EV—
2.8 seconds.
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494. Oh, fuck.
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495. Danny already got his car.
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496. I'll pay your down payment
and first three months.
Do we have a deal?
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497. Wow, really?
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498. Make it six months.
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499. Fine! Okay, just go.
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500. Hide before Danny
sees us in this shitty car.
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501. Go, go, go. Go.
Wow, uh...
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502. Hello?
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503. Hey, guess what?
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504. My boss just bought me a car!
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505. What? No! Ew. Ugh!
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506. Richard? Ron LaFlamme's
office just called.
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507. And the series B paperwork
is ready for you to sign.
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508. Okay.
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509. Uh, well, then I guess
I'll just go over there
and sign it.
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510. Richard, I know you were
pinning your hopes on the ICO,
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511. but I— I think series B
is the right call.
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512. Yeah, no, I— I hope so.
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513. We're gonna get
the money we need to launch,
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514. and everyone out there
is gonna get a great bonus.
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515. And then, you're gonna have
an army of happy
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516. and highly motivated workers...
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517. Jared?
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518. Everything okay with Holden?
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519. You mean, like, mentally?
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520. I was wondering that, too.
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521. No. No, no.
Just, like...
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522. like, with you and him.
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523. Just seems like you're being
really hard on him.
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524. Do you like him?
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525. Yeah. I mean, sure.
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526. Okay. It's okay
if you like him.
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527. That's all that matters, right?
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528. Yeah.
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529. Okay. Well,
I'll see you when, uh...
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530. I'll see you when you
get back from LaFlamme's.
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531. Every institutional investor
to whom I reached out
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532. agreed to participate
in our second fund.
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533. The capital issues we faced
due to Eklow's failure
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534. have been remedied.
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535. Laurie, you are a badass.
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536. Ah, yes. A compliment.
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537. Well, I think the numbers
in our new prospectus
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538. speak for themselves.
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539. Sorry, you're projecting
that 70% of Pied Piper's
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540. operating income is gonna
come from ad sales, but...
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541. Pied Piper's
not gonna sell ads.
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542. Yes. I understand that
is their current position.
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543. No, Laurie, when we
offered them their series B,
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544. I promised Richard that
we would never make them
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545. harvest data or sell ads.
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546. However, that language is
not part of their term sheet.
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547. I am not saying that we will
force their hand on this issue.
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548. But neither am I saying
definitively that we will not.
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549. Okay, but you and I,
we are partners, right?
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550. Of course.
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551. Any decision we make,
we will certainly
make together.
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552. Good. As long as that's clear.
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553. And again, great job
closing our funding.
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554. Ah, yes. Huzzah. Onward.
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555. Laurie, did you have
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556. the big, hairy question
put back on my wall?
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557. Yes. I like it there.
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558. But I don't.
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559. And yet...
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560. All right.
One more, right there.
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561. And done-zo.
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562. Series ba-bam.
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563. Richard, don't sign it.
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564. Look, I can't protect you.
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565. At some point, Laurie's
gonna fuck you over
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566. and make you sell ads.
What?
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567. And I don't think there's
anything I can do about it.
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568. Don't sign the deal.
I just did. It's done.
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569. Jesus Christ.
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570. Laurie's gonna sell ads.
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571. Isn't that
what I told you?
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572. What the fuck
am I supposed to do now?
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573. God!
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574. You know I can just
tear these up, right?
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575. No, I know. Good.
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576. I like it.
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577. But can we adjust
the proportions?
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578. Make the logo bigger?
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579. And
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580. And— and make
the box bigger, too.
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581. It all just needs to be bigger.
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582. Okay.
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583. Bigger.
Yeah.
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584. Sir.
Ah, Hoover.
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585. How's the factory coming?
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586. We almost online?
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587. Not exactly, sir.
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588. It's gone.
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589. What do you mean?
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590. Did that dipshit mayor
renege on our deal?
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591. No, he made every effort,
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592. including having
the factory repainted.
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593. Okay. So what's the problem?
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594. Well, apparently,
the painters left some
oily rags in a garbage can.
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595. Mm-hmm.
But because of cuts
to the sanitation service,
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596. the trash was not collected
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597. and the rags smoldered
and caught fire.
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598. And because of cuts
to the fire department,
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599. the blaze spread.
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600. A number of concerned citizens
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601. volunteered to help
fight the fire,
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602. but because the water
was cut off, they could not.
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603. Okay, so what happened?
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604. Well, the vast majority of our
expensive, rare earth materials
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605. survived the fire.
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606. Well, that's something.
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607. Until the flames abated,
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608. when because
of mass layoffs of police,
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609. the locals that were
there to fight the fire
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610. decided instead to loot
the burned-out factory.
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611. The National Guard
attempted to reach the factory
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612. to help stop this, but...
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613. The roads.
The roads, sir, yes.
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614. Okay.
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615. So, we lost it all?
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616. Everything?
Yes.
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617. Also, the IRS called.
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618. Somehow, they found out
about Bermuda.
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619. Look, when you take it
all into account,
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620. turning down our series B
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621. and doing an ICO
to fund your launch,
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622. may actually give you
the best odds.
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623. You said ICOs are suicide.
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624. Well, I'm a VC
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625. and some of that might have
been self-preservational.
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626. Okay.
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627. Well, even if you
were exaggerating,
you're still right.
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628. I mean, Russ Hanneman had
36 chances to make an ICO work
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629. and he basically failed.
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630. I only have one.
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631. Look, Gilfoyle can handle
all the technical stuff.
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632. You just need
to hire someone
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633. who can handle
the business side.
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634. Like who?
I don't know.
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635. I'm sorry, but I gotta
Uber back to the office
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636. before Laurie realizes
I'm gone.
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637. No, no, wait.
Who do I hire?
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638. Someone who understands
securities, right?
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639. Not necessarily.
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640. I mean, your coin doesn't
have to be a security.
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641. You could do a utility
token instead,
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642. since you provide
an actual unit of compute.
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643. Although, you'd have to
convince the SEC.
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644. Damn it. Surge pricing.
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645. Monica.
You might not even
need to bother
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646. with a moving average
pricing strategy
when you launch.
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647. But you will need to
keep a close eye on
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648. statements from
the federal government,
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649. South Korea, and China.
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650. So, whoever you do hire
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651. should definitely know
how to do all that.
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652. Okay, six minutes.
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653. Monica.
What?
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654. It's you.
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655. You're the right person.
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656. No.
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657. No. No, no, no, no, no.
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658. Come on.
Give me one good reason.
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659. I... love my job.
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660. You hate working for Laurie.
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661. With Laurie, okay?
We are both equal partners.
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662. Okay.
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663. Look, Monica.
I will do the ICO.
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664. But only if you do it with me.
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665. Come on.
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666. Wait, what's happening?
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667. Canceling my Uber.
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668. So, you're in?
Fuck it.
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669. I'm in.
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670. Fuck series B.
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671. PiedPiperCoin is
totally gonna work.
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672. Yes. It is.
It totally is.
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673. So, just to confirm,
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674. in order for this coin
to be worth
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675. what series B
was worth to all of us,
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676. it has to sell for how much?
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677. $68.
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678. I see.
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679. And seven cents
is less than that.
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680. Yup.
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681. Whose idea was this again?
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682. I believe the initial idea
was Gilfoyle's.
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683. To be fair, it was Monica
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684. who really pushed it
over the goal line.
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685. Well, I'm gonna head
down to the Tesla dealer
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686. and beg them
to take my car back.
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687. Well, that's something.
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688. And my two referrals
fell through.
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689. And I had to return mine.
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690. So now the only Tesla
in the office is Priyanka's
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691. and I'm paying for that.
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692. So, that's cool.
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693. Richard, adversity
is a great teacher.
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694. Just like cigarette burns.
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695. Laurie, hi.
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696. Monica.
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697. Congratulations on the ICO.
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698. Yeah, yeah. Not quite
the numbers we were hoping for.
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699. I'm sure
you're happy about that.
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700. On the contrary.
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701. Monica, you have certain values.
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702. And I see no reason
you should not work with
companies that share them.
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703. Similarly, I should
work with companies
that share my values.
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704. So, no hard feelings?
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705. No feelings at all, Monica.
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706. We are friends
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707. and we should
not let business
get in the way of that.
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708. Speaking of, I am
stepping into a meeting.
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709. Right, well, I'm surprised
you're taking this so well,
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710. I really appreciate it,
Laurie.
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711. Let us talk soon.
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712. Have you received
my proposal?
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713. Very promising.
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714. I just knew
we'd get some traction.
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715. We are gaining
almost 12,000 users an hour!
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716. - Yeah!
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717. You get a high-five and—
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718. You really did a number
on that kid.
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719. I just chipped away
everything
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720. that wasn't Richard's assistant
and this is what's left.
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721. Yeah!
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722. This breaks our users down.
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723. No idea.
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724. It's the 51 percent attack.
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725. They can delete all
of our users.
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726. All of our developer apps.
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727. Crash our coin.
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728. This would be the end
of Pied Piper.
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729. Just went for a run.
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730. I sprinted...
up the last bit there.
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