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Feb 2018
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Rob May, investor in 45+ co's & founder ...

Jason Calacanis
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Rob May, investor 45+ co's & founder Talla & Backupify, shares dealbreakers, successful founder patterns, using scar tissue as entrepreneur to be a better angel, creating Talla's ICO & future of bots, blockchain, & crypto

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