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Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin@jasonlk

If you want to quit every day, that's a bad job If you want to quit say once a quarter, that can be a sign of a challenging but rewarding job

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Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
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Written for: Hiring managers and founders

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