Venture capitalist - Founder and Managing Director at @FirstMarkcap, Entrepreneur, avid Philly sports fan
New York City
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We are fortunate to have partnered with some of the best entrepreneurs in the world and had the support of world class LPs who share our long term vision. Appreciate the opportunity to continue our mission.
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Congratulations & thank you to @8en and the entire @Pinterest team for including me for the last 10 years of building an amazing, values driven, iconic company
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Huge day for @FirstMarkCap and next step in partnering with entrepreneurs in everyday of there journey!
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Congrats @DraftKings - @JasonDRobins and team. Fantastic accomplishment!
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Appreciate all of the support we receive from all members of the FirstMark Family
Announcing our latest funds, FirstMark V & OF III. We are grateful for the support of our investors and our community of entrepreneurs. medium.com/@FirstMark/announ…
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Congrats Ro team but We are just getting started! 🚀 🚀🚀🚀 #ReinventingHealthcare
It's the first digital health mega round of 2021! @Ro raised $500 million at a valuation of $5 billion from investors including General Catalyst @gcvp FirstMark Capital @firstmarkcap and TQ Ventures: forbes.com/sites/katiejennin…
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. @FirstMarkCap and @Ro have partnered to bring Free #COVID19 19 Telehealth Assessments to Anyone experiencing symptoms #staysafe
covid.ro.co/firstmark/
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New ways to access the public market for the next wave of iconic companies. Thanks for discussing with me
@FirstMarkCap @rickheitzmann says the next wave of IPOs will reflect an innovation revolution. He breaks down what's in store for these companies with the traders.
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Excited to expand our products and services to be the first full-stack, full-service partner to entrepreneurs
Sponsoring SPACs is part of the broader asset expansion in venture capital that also includes growth, crypto & secondary deals. FirstMark sees sponsoring a SPAC as part of a continuum of venture investing. wsj.com/articles/firstmark-m… via @WSJVC
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Full stack, full service partners to entrepreneurs
“FirstMark can now help fund founders all the way from the garage to the public markets”
🙏 @danprimack
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Spent some amazing time with @HarryStebbings
at @twentyminutevc discussing my path in #VC ... what we see in the market today and certain of my contrarian thoughts ... please have a listen ... bit.ly/20vcitunes
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Thanks @LesliePicker and @CNBC for talking about the rise of communities based investing and the trend of companies developing direct relationships with their shareholders
That's not the kind of reception some investors expected when Robinhood went public this week. For what it could mean for the IPO market and retail investing sentiment, we chat with @rickheitzmann $HOOD
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Want to give a quick shout-out to @Rob and his domain acquisition company, Snagged.com, for helping us finally acquire Firstmark.com. If you need help getting your ideal URL, Rob is a pleasure to work with and doesn't charge extra for dad jokes.
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We at @FirstMarkCap can empathize cc @amishjani
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This is important. With limited global in person screening resources - @ro is taking the lead in assisting people in need coronavirus assessments. Please pass along to anyone who may be at risk. #LookForTheHelpers
1/4 .@Ro is launching a free telehealth assessment for COVID-19. If someone believes they may be experiencing signs or symptoms of COVID-19, they can complete the online assessment &, if appropriate, we will connect them w/ a doctor for a free video visit.
getroman.com/coronavirus/
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Excited to be back in business with @Seth_Harris and @jexe as repeat members of the @FirstMarkCap portfolio. They are making video chat fun and interesting at @hereHQ #ZoomIsDunderMifflin Great group around the company inc @scottbelsky @joshelman etc
techcrunch.com/2020/10/22/he…
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Best quarter of the earning season as retail and advertisers return to the market and users grow globally ... all within a brand safe, positive environment. Congrats to the team!
Cc: @GuyAdami @RiskReversal
EARNINGS: Pinterest reports better-than-expected Q3 results.
-Adjusted EPS: 13 cents vs. 3 cents expected
-Revenue: $443 million vs. $383.5 million expected
-Monthly Active Users: 442 million vs. 436.38 million expected cnb.cx/37Qc4hO
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We are excited to be your Full-Stack Technology Partner!
medium.com/@FirstMark/firstm…
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. @ro continues to innovate in order to be ALL patients first call across conditions and needs. Welcome @ModernFertility to the @ro and @FirstMarkCap family!
1/ Could not be more thrilled that @ModernFertility is joining the @Ro family. medium.com/ro-co/welcome-mod…
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We are seeing the lowest CPMs and CPAs in years. Companies with great unit economics and cash are leaning in hard and being rewarded
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This is huge in enabling the most vulnerable access to the vaccine. #leadership
Announced today – Ro is working w/ @HealthNYGov to vaccinate vulnerable New Yorkers, including the elderly, disabled and homebound, directly in their homes for free. Read more about this first-of-its-kind program: fastcompany.com/90610161/ro-…
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Thanks buddy. Still in the early innings of the games business.
Riot Games cofounder @MarcMerrill gave a great talk on their history ($20B in League of Legends revenue over last 10 years) and future, esports, cloud gaming, and also how 50 VCs said no before @rickheitzmann and @FirstMarkCap stepped up and said yes. #UpfrontSummit
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All deposits will be available tomorrow which is best case that could have been expected. Signature also covered.
Regulators unveil plan to stem the damage from SVB collapse @CNBC cnbc.com/2023/03/12/regulato…
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Thanks for having me and excited to be long @airbnb which has the culture and vision to be one of the most important companies of this century
As Airbnb surges higher, is now the time to book the trade for your portfolio? Early $ABNB investor and @FirstMarkCap founder @rickheitzmann weighs in on the right time to move in.
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Headed south to Miami w @CNBCFastMoney @MelissaLeeCNBC @GuyAdami @RiskReversal at talk maturation of the online gaming market and $DKNG
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in light of the market volatility and uncertainty ... we at @firstmarkcap have open-sourced our "New Treasury Playbook" which outlined current best practices in this risk and credit environment ... feel free to join in
docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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This is super fun —- Spellbreak Is Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Battle Royale, And It Owns kotaku.com/spellbreak-is-ava…
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We are seeing the beginning of this across the portfolio both a return to normalcy and incredible pent up demand #Roaring20s
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Early seat on a rocket ship ... go @PlaybyteInc!
Putting up the Bat Signal
A progress update on @PlaybyteInc as we near the 2-year mark
- Our Big Theory
- What we’ve learned building a new social media platform, “TikTok for Games”
Quick stats
- 25,000+ games
- Users spending 21 min a day in the app
link.medium.com/HfzjO9lSNib
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Couldn't be happier about seeing @rickheitzmann at No 30 on this year's @forbes Midas List. He's the GOAT and has become my first call at @ezrainc since @FirstMarkCap led our Series A - forbes.com/profile/rick-heit…
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Happy Holidays! from @FirstMarkCap
We couldn't figure out how to do White Elephant over Zoom but we did get a dog into a Santa costume so chalk that up as a win #SecretSanta
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Proud to be on the journey with @aretraasdahl @daggerrz and the Crisp team to improve sustainability and decreasing food waste by enabling the food supply chain techcrunch.com/2020/01/23/cr…
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Excited to bring the team back together to solve a bigger problem - food waste
We're thrilled to continue supporting two incredible founders, @AreTraasdahl & @daggerrz (ex-CEO & CTO of Tapad), and their fantastic @Go_Crisp team. Accurate forecasts for the food industry are more important than ever before—and Crisp is here to help.
techcrunch.com/2020/07/15/cr…
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Incredibly excited to share this news and have @sequoia, @jimgoetz and @joyehoward join our mission to help the world take control of their digital lives🚀
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Jumping on @CNBCFastMoney w @RiskReversal @GuyAdami @timseymour @ at around 5:10 EST to discuss the democratization of investing, crypto and how affected $HOOD earnings
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We will also match anyone up to $4k for these same groups. Thanks the leadership @ZReitano and @cleoabram
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Huge news Frame.io is joining @Adobe! 🎉🎉 We’re incredibly excited to continue transforming video workflows, together. bit.ly/3D487Dg
#Adobe #videocollaboration #videoediting #adobepremierepro #postproduction #adobeaftereffects #adobephotoshop #filmmaker
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Where SAAS was a decade ago ... this is going to grow tremendously by number and value
Introducing the MAD (ML, AI, Data) Public Company Index! with @john_d_wu
@SnowflakeDB @PalantirTech @datadoghq @splunk @MongoDB @elastic @C3_AI @alteryx @Teradata @cloudera @Talend @Domotalk @veritoneinc
mattturck.com/madindex/
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Welcome @fredwilson and @usv - excited for the next leg of the journey!
“Justworks has raised the bar on what people can expect from a #PEO” - @fredwilson, partner at Union Square Ventures. We are thrilled to announce our Series E investment, led by @usv and @FirstMarkCap. justworks.com/about/press/ar…
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PPP applications should be public and searchable enabling transparency and assisting the government to leverage journalists and the public to crowdsource fraud prevention
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Excited to fight cancer with you! Welcome to the @FirstMarkCap Family!
Some exciting news at @ezrainc today: we have raised $18M led by @rickheitzmann, founder of @FirstMarkCap, and we are introducing the Ezra COVID 360 - a LDCT lung scan paired with an antibody blood test.
More about the news here:
medium.com/ezraai/ezra-saved…
forbes.com/sites/stevenberto…
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. @MarcMerrill at #UpfrontSummit — @LeagueOfLegends has grossed over $20 Billion dollars! in the last 10 years making it one of the most successful IPs ever
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Heading on @cnbc around 215 EST to discuss recent public financings, what do earnings mean in a recovery and overall market outlook
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this is huge -- Ro has the ability to deliver best in class healthcare services digitally or in-person, in-home (IRL) ... always being the customers first call in times of need
You can't draw blood or administer a vaccine via telemedicine. Some healthcare services must be done in person. This is why I couldn't be more excited to announce Ro has acquired Workpath, a software platform powering on-demand in-home care nationwide. medium.com/ro-co/welcome-wor…
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This is a very important step in our battle against cancer. Congrats to the @ezrainc team!
I'm super excited to announce that @ezrainc is introducing a Prostate MRI with IV Contrast today. It's the best way to evaluate men with elevated PSA levels or urinary symptoms.
newswire.com/news/ezra-intro…
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Welcome to the @FirstMarkCap Family! “Making the Never Ending Zoom Calls More Useful” seems to resonate with everyone!!
Today we're introducing the world to @macro_HQ
We're also announcing our $4.3M Seed 💰from the incredible people @FirstMarkCap @gcvp @UnderscoreVC
After
🧑🤝🧑25,000+ beta testers
📅50,000+ meetings
⌛️6 months of building
Macro is available for download!
techcrunch.com/2020/07/14/ma…
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Great to be on set at the @NasdaqExchange for the first time in a while to share thoughts on the public and private markets with @CNBCFastMoney @RiskReversal @GuyAdami @timseymour and gang. Tune in at 520 ET!
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Heading on @CNBC for @PowerLunch at 245 EST today to discuss the current IPO market. Let’s see how my zoom is going to do with my bandwidth
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Love also the first rescue dog in the White House
A long tradition of presidential pets will be revived in January. And a little history will be made, too: President-elect Joe Biden's younger dog will be the first rescue dog in the White House. trib.al/9Z1Mzsc
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Excited to be a passenger on this journey and supporting this bold mission with @omaze and @mattpohlson
"A big part of what drives us at @omaze is fighting inequality of opportunity"
We're constantly inspired by and proud to be backers of Omaze, congratulations on the $85M Series C!
finance.yahoo.com/news/omaze…
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Congrats and Welcome @J_D_Sherman to @Dashlane! Excited for the next leg of building a market-leading business
techcrunch.com/2021/01/22/da…
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Proud to be long term partners with @jomcfarland and the @HopSkipDrive team as they help parents schools and government through #mobility
Congratulations to FirstMark family company @HopSkipDrive on the announcement of its $25M Series C and its the dedication to investing in electrification and other green initiatives🌱
techcrunch.com/2021/08/11/st…
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Thanks 🙏
Huge news‼️
Congrats to my @FirstMarkCap partner @rickheitzmann - #50 on the @Forbes Midas List this year 👏🏻 forbes.com/sites/truebridge/…
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A couple predictions for 2021 IPO, SPAC, Direct Listings
IPOs are headed for another strong year, says early Airbnb and Pinterest investor @rickheitzmann. Here's what the @FirstMarkCap founder is watching in 2021.
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“What could go right?” is often the correct question to ask
I like this. Wealthy or not, certainly you will be HAPPIER to be an optimist. Almost by definition.
Plus, pessimists only publicly say "I told you so" when right vs. admit the ones where they were wrong (see: Uber, DoorDash, Instacart, Airbnb, Tesla, Softbank, Bitcoin, etc)
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Continued leadership and transparency in the healthcare world from @ro and @ZReitano
techcrunch.com/2020/02/12/he…
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Join me on @CNBCOvertime with @ScottWapnerCNBC to discuss what we learned in 2022 and what we expect in 2023 … where are we today?
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Congrats. Admire how you worked and showed tremendous grit in building your brand and career
6 years ago I recorded my first 20VC episode from my mother's kitchen and asked if we could unplug the home phone.
Today we announce two new 20VC Funds:
20VC Early
📈 Pre-Seed-Series A
💵 $250K-$750K
20VC Explorer
📈 Series B-onwards
💵 $1M - $5M
ft.com/content/eac67acc-6b52…
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Let's go!
Congrats to the FirstMark Family for representing across the board! 🎉
Overall: #12 (@Shopify)
Wellness: #2 (@Ro) + #4 (@Parsley_Health)
Retail: #4 (@Shopify)
Design: #7 (@InVisionApp)
Consumer Electronics: #6 (@StarryInternet)
Beauty: #8 (@Pinterest)
bit.ly/2GFlDUj
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This is a huge step by @cartainc and @HenryWard that will tremendously benefit the startup community - especially founders and employees. Finally, a private stock exchange | by Henry Ward | Feb, 2021 | Medium henrysward.medium.com/finall…
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Building, Growing, Supporting our best! Congrats @itsjackcohen & @lisaaxu!
1/ At FirstMark, our people are our greatest asset. So it is with great pride that we celebrate the promotions of two FirstMark team members
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This a unique way to provide patients with better access and world-class experience through the @ro / @EliLillyandCo partnership ... Huge win for patients
@EliLillyandCo’s launch of Zepbound single-dose vials at a lower cash price, direct-to-patient was groundbreaking. Now, @Ro is working with Lilly so that patients can access the vials through one seamless, end-to-end experience. cnbc.com/2024/12/11/ro-to-of…
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Welcome to @FirstMarkCap ... Look forward to the journey together!
We are thrilled to announce our $6M Seed round led by @FirstMarkCap and @mattturck. ✨
Matt and FirstMark deeply share our vision, and we are truly humbled to have them with us on this journey. 🚀
Thank you very much @TechCrunch for the feature - tcrn.ch/3GD0F5T
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Proud to be part of @ImperfectFoods incredible growth story. This milestone of their ongoing success furthers their leadership position in sustainable online grocery. We look forward to helping the team to continue to build a more sustainable world bloomberg.com/news/articles/…!
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Well deserved honor for an amazing deep thinks around the future of healthcare one of the next great healthcare leaders @ZReitano
In under 3 years, Ro has facilitated more than 5 million digital visits for patients in nearly every county in the U.S. Expanding access to high-quality, affordable care is just one reason why @FortuneMagazine named CEO @ZReitano to its #40Under40 list. fortune.com/40-under-40/2020…
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So excited to continue building with this team!
Roon raises $15M to replace ‘Dr. Google’ with real doctors sharing videos about illness treatments | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2024/11/26/ro…
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The last 20 years have been about digitization - software enabling and change almost every industry. The next 20 years will be about how #AI take it to the next level, increasing productivity and further transforming the world
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Amazing accomplishment in this market. Proud to be working with @aretraasdahl and @daggerrz on this journey
Huge congrats to @aretraasdahl and the @Go_Crisp team on their $50M Series B Extension!
We're incredibly proud to be partners since inception and are excited to see this milestone on the journey to solving the global food waste crisis.
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Bringing the band back together! Ready for another great run with @aretraasdahl and @daggerrz ... Welcome back to the @FirstMarkCap family!
Super excited to be working with @aretraasdahl and @daggerrz once again! @rickheitzmann @firstmarkcap
"Crisp launches with $14.2 million to cut food waste using big data" venturebeat.com/2019/09/16/c… via @VentureBeat
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🎉🎉🎉. Congrats @Sketchfab @albn and team!
Congratulations to FirstMark-backed @Sketchfab on joining the Epic Games family! 🚀
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Due to the multiple crises occurring - consumer will have their attention diverted and willingness to focus and buy has dropped significantly. Media and commerce companies - your ad effectiveness will drop and metrics will be lower. It will reset in a quarter so. Have #patience
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Thanks @robgabel appreciate it!
@FirstMarkCap is no secret, @rickheitzmann is a Midas VC but not enough west coasters know how epic they are
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providing access to early cancer screening for more and more people
Today I’m really excited to announce that @ezrainc is launching in Miami and building a team on the ground.
Very impressed with mayor @FrancisSuarez and @saif305's focus on bringing tech companies to Miami, and I’m excited to bring full body cancer screening to the city.
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Great to sit down and discuss why we are cautiously optimistic about the venture market going forward as well as catching a fish this big!
@rick, Founder and Managing Director of FirstMark Capital, sits down with Joan Parsons of SVB to discuss the state of the market. #NYCSummit
"We're moving into a period of excitement where a lot of great companies are going to come about and grow." -Joan Parsons
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Please confirm @mattturck
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The Video game industry continue to be under appreciated by the investing community even and consumption and dollars are continuing to grow quickly
"Gaming is by far the fastest growing part of media, and the fastest changing part of media."
- @rick Heitzmann (EP.350)
With thanks to @invest10east.
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