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Dec 2022
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#280 Jimi Hendrix

David Senra
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What I learned from reading Starting At Zero: His Own Story by Jimi Hendrix.  ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders by investing in a subscription to Founders Notes ----[0:01] He was also a compulsive writer, using hotel stationery, scraps of paper, cigarette cartons, napkins—anything that came to hand. [0:01] Decoded by Jay Z. ( ... Show More
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