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Oct 2024
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đŸ•”ïž “Top Secret $$$” — The CIA’s Venture...

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About this episode

The CIA has a Venture Capital arm
 and it’s one of the top-performing VCs in America.

Second-hand clothing sites DePop & Poshmark are struggling
 because they over-innovated. 

Walmart, Ford, and Paramount all hired meteorologists
 and it’s a lesson on winning at work.

Plus, United Airlines just announced 13 wild flights to beat Delta
 Soooo Spring Break in Mongolia?


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