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Oct 23
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9-9-6: What is Means and Why Everyone is...

Ray Rike & Dave Kellogg
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Everyone is talking about 9-9-6 and why it's critical to winning in the newest era of Software - AI! Dave "CAC" Kellogg and Ray "Growth" Rike discuss why it's such a trending topic. 
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