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E33 Founder Stories - Klout’s success v2 Microsoft’s massive offer then Ballmer leaves

Second Time Founders

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How Joe's Negotiation Goes Down

Julian Zelizer: We had this thing with Microsoft that would have been a huge win and got blindsided. And then out of nowhere, I get this reference call that turns into like a pretty good win. He says he gets hit up every day by people who wonder why there's not new cloud. Zelizer: When you're building a startup, you're basically playing a game without a save. There's no save button. You can't you can't restore.

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