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Jun 25
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221: Booking: $170B+ A/B Testing Machine...

Bilal Zaidi, Jack Butcher, Trung Phan
About this episode

The NIA boys discuss Booking: $170B+ A/B Testing Machine & How a $5000 Vegas Bet Saved FedEx


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(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:02:20) - Booking's $170B+ A/B Testing Machine

(00:36:16) - How a $5000 Vegas Bet Saved FedEx


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