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Feb 2022
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So Long, Spotify + Super Fast Delivery —...

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Ralf Wenzel, the founder and CEO of JOKR, joins Scott to discuss the company’s ultra-fast delivery model. We learn how the company operates, the problems this business is trying to solve, and evolving consumer incentives.

Scott opens with his decision to remove our pod from Spotify. 

Algebra of Happiness: Looking at life through various lenses

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