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Siroker: Three Team Members Ranked Rewind as the Worst Strategic Option

Dan Siroker · AI Hot Takes and Unusual Twitter Fundraising Strategies with Dan Siroker (Rewind AI) · Sep 14, 2023 · at 10:30

Dan Siroker, co-founder and CEO of Rewind AI, describes the internal team evaluation and stack-ranking process prior to pivoting to Rewind.

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“Three out of my team members thought this was the worst of the five strategies to pursue.”

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