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            <title><![CDATA[Why Verizon Turned Yahoo Into a Cell Phone Plan]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 04:22:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finish the Race: My Painful Story About How Grit Won]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 01:50:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why I Turned Down My Dream Job]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 14:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Just About Everyone Is an Edge Case]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 08:36:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Get to the Point: Strategic Alignment]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 03:09:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How AI Can Drop New Music From Famous Dead Artists]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[5 Reasons Why I’m Not Pursuing an MBA Right Now]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2020 15:58:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Do Not Publish Your Masterpiece Right Now]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2020 21:47:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[People Hate Needles: Who Will Deliver on Theranos?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2020 19:51:51 GMT</pubDate>
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