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It’s amazing how Medial is getting massive attention overnight, all thanks to media coverage. Whether the pitch went well or not, the publicity is already working . I actually liked Kunal Bahl’s “feature factory” comment. If Medial keeps adding smar

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SamCtrlPlusAltMan

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did you know airbnb was laughed at for being a ‘couch surfing’ gimmick? look at them now

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