Best Ben Novak Podcasts (2024)

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Startup Confessionals Vol. 1 — Ben Kaufman (Camp), Harper Reed (Galactic), Finbarr Taylor (Shogun) 18:45

10h ago18:45

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A few weeks back in this very email, I put out a request for a new content format we wanted to experiment with that we called “Startup Confessionals”. From my note: If you, or founders you know, are willing to share a startup confessional, we’d love to help. We can make these totally anonymized or public, whatever you're comfortable with. We'll be …

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Morten Landmark // Owning and Racing a Volvo Ocean 60 1:19:59

2d ago1:19:59

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ISBJØRN's rig towers over the other sailboats in her winter marina, but at the far end of the pontoons, there is one mast that makes even her spar look tiny. It belongs to a veteran of ocean racing, built as “Toshiba” for the last ever Whitbread Round the World race in 1997. She’s now under the command of skipper Morten Landmark, who uses it for fa…

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Pat Novak for Hire: Sam Toliver 37:03

2d ago37:03

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Original Release Date: December 29, 2009 Pat Novak does a favor for a friend out of prison and picks up a package. He returns to his office to find a cop standing over a dead body. Original Air Date: April 23, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives…

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Deb Fish // RORC's First Female Commodore 1:00:39

9d ago1:00:39

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In January 2024, Dr. Deborah Fish became the first woman ever to be elected commodore of the Royal Ocean Racing Club. For 99 years, RORC, as it's better known, has been regarded as a premier organization for offshore racing globally, as well as a leading authority for safety at sea. Its most famous event – the Fastnet Race – Deb has completed in im…

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Pat Novak for Hire: Dixie Gillian (1949) 33:19

9d ago33:19

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Original Release Date: June 24, 2014 Pat Novak is hired to frighten a man named Dixie Gillian, but when an empty gun goes off, he finds himself facing a murder charge. Original Air Date: April 16, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a d…

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Going Bananas with Turner Novak, Founder of Banana Capital 1:04:39

13d ago1:04:39

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As someone who entered the venture industry in the wake of the Dot-com crash, I have a deep appreciation for new managers, their entry point into the industry, and how that shapes their world view. For me, it was pure carnage for the first few years of “investing”. I put that in quotes because it was mostly triaging the portfolio and trying to asse…

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Auren Hoffman and Ben Casnocha on Career Strategy, Undiscovered Talent, Networks, and more 58:01

14d ago58:01

58:01

Auren Hoffman, CEO of SafeGraph and GP of Flex Capital, interviewed Ben Casnocha, Village Global co-founder and partner, on Auren's World of DaaS podcast. They are longtime friends and had a wide-ranging discussion on career strategy, evaluating founders, serendipity, wealth, and much more. We've cross-posted that conversation here. Highlights: The…

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441. From CEO of ASX-listed company to Bus Driver with Nic Jones 1:00:20

15d ago1:00:20

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In this thought-provoking episode, we sit down with Nic Jones, a former executive who made the bold decision to step away from a high-powered career in media to drive buses. Jones, whose past roles spanned influential positions at Moshcam, Pureprofile, Nine, Yahoo, News Corp, Publisis, and Vevo, shares the experiences and reflections that led him t…

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Kiera and Tripp // Apparent Winds 1:02:29

16d ago1:02:29

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Kiera and Tripp are the couple behind Apparent Winds, a nonprofit they run aboard their sailing research vessel Resilience. As they sail around the world, they collect and share stories of environmental and cultural preservation while conducting marine research. Their journey started in Washington State in 2022, and led them here to Maine via Alask…

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Pat Novak for Hire: Shirt Mix Up at the Laundry 35:32

16d ago35:32

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Original Release Date: December 22, 2009 When Pat Novak gets the wrong bundle at the laundry, he tries to switch with the man who was given his shirts. Novak is knocked out and wakes up next to a dead body. Par for the course, Hellman suspects him of murder. Original Air Date: April 9, 1949 Quotes: You’re not going to make any more headway than a h…

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From $250k Raised to a $1.25B Exit with Shegun Otulana 59:36

22d ago59:36

59:36

A few weeks back, I was the morning speaker at an event hosted by David Senra of FoundersPodcast (one of my favorite podcasts and people). The afternoon speaker was someone I’d never heard of before, Shegun Otulana. The story he told resonated deeply — a Nigerian immigrant who came to study at the University of Alabama. He had the drive to be an en…

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Howie Liu on Airtable's Early Days, Scaling, and AI 1:01:18

21d ago1:01:18

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Howie Liu, founder and CEO of Airtable, was interviewed by Village Global co-founder and partner Ben Casnocha live in downtown San Francisco in front of an audience of Village Global founders and friends of the firm. Highlights: - Embracing discomfort is part of the founder's journey. Learning to tolerate and even appreciate this discomfort is impo…

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440. How to Apply Lean Startup at Large Organizations with Lean Startup Co CEO, Ben Hafele 54:25

22d ago54:25

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Introduction: In this episode, we dive into the world of Lean Startup, 13 years on from its inception, and explore the challenges and nuances of applying it within large corporations. While Lean Startup principles are widely taught, executing them in established corporate environments often leads to failure. Our guest, Ben Hafele from Lean Startup …

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Porter Fox // Climate Change & Sailing with John Kretschmer 1:18:57

23d ago1:18:57

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Porter Fox is a writer, lifelong sailor and author of the new book Category Five: Superstorms & the Warming Oceans that Feed Them. I was referred to Porter by our mutual friend John Kretschmer, who is a major character in the book. Porter is also the son of Able Marine founder and grew up in Maine amongst sailboats and boatyards. Porter and I had a…

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Pat Novak: Father Lahey 36:35

23d ago36:35

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Original Release Date: December 14, 2009 A priest hires Pat Novak to intercept an escaping convict. However, when Novak allows the convict to make an unplanned stop, trouble of the lethal kind ensues. Original Air Date: April 2, 1949 Quotes:“Your men couldn’t follow a moose through a revolving door.”-Novak to Hellman “You got a funny feeling that h…

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Jon Amtrup // Sailboat science in the High Arctic 1:09:30

30d ago1:09:30

1:09:30

Jon Amtrup is an avid environmentalist, and one of the world's top high latitude skippers. He was an obvious choice for GREENPEACE for their arctic research expedition this summer, aboard their recently acquired sailboat WITNESS. She used to be named “Pelagic Australis” and was designed and built by Skip Novak. She is a unique expedition sailboat, …

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Pat Novak: Joe Condano 34:31

1M ago34:31

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Original Release Date: December 8, 2009 After being hired to pay off a beautiful woman’s brother’s gambling debt, Novak finds himself next to a dead body with Inspector Hellman on the way up. Original Air Date: March 27, 1949 Quotes: “I’ve run across better people in sewers.” “You can’t add a pair of zeroes without crib notes.”-Novak to Hellman .“S…

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In the Are.na Trying Things with Charles Broskoski 1:05:13

1M ago1:05:13

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When I reached out to Charles Broskoski, co-founder of Are.na, it was largely because I kept hearing mention of the service he'd built increasingly entering the zeitgeist among young, creative technologists. What I thought would be a conversation about the tension between creativity in technology ended up being a much more nuanced conversation. Som…

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Pip Hare // A 2nd Shot at the Vendee Globe 1:11:56

1M ago1:11:56

1:11:56

Vendee Globe sailor Pip Hare returns to the show for a 3rd time only one month before the start of her second Vendee Globe. In 2020, Pip became only the 8th woman to ever complete the Vendee Globe, and on a shoestring, crowdfunded budget to boot. In the years since, Pip has parlayed that hard work and early success into a second campaign aboard a n…

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Pat Novak for Hire: Rory Malone 34:06

1M ago34:06

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Original Release Date: December 1, 2009 Pat Novak gets an offer for $300 from a beautiful woman to stay away from boxer Rory Malone, and $300 from Malone’s manager. Whichever side he ends up on, it’s going to be trouble. Original Air Date: March 20, 1949 Quote of the Show: She was a lovely girl. The sort of person you expected to see in a Choir lof…

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Why Tech wants DEI to DIE with Y-Vonne Hutchinson, Founder of ReadySet 1:01:22

1M ago1:01:22

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After wrapping this week’s conversation with published author and ReadySet’s CEO, Y-vonne Hutchinson, I stepped out of the studio, opened my phone, and X was ablaze. In the year of our Lord 2024, a startup had decided that an anti-woke marketing campaign was the best possible way for them to generate attention for their payroll software company. Th…

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Blue, Brady, Mia & Andy // Sea Stories 59:13

1M ago59:13

59:13

Blue & Brady of Cruisers Academy return to the podcast to tell some sea stories! This episode is an adaptation of a video that Mia & I filmed with them a few weeks ago, us on FALKEN, them at their shore base in Tahoe, as we started prepping for our Boat Show workshop coming up in Annapolis. We talk about some of the gnarliest things to happen to us…

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Pat Novak: Rubin Calloway's Pictures 33:35

1M ago33:35

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Original Release Date: November 24, 2009 Pat Novak comes across a man tossed in the bay, who gives him the key to a bus locker. A woman pays him $200 to bring her the contents of the locker. Quotes:“It was like washing your kid’s face and finding out he was ugly to begin with.”-Pat Novak“You couldn’t strike oil in a filling station.”-Pat NovakNovak…

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Career Transitions for High Achievers with Steve Schlafman 1:29:59

2M ago1:29:59

1:29:59

Walking through Madison Square Park a year ago, @schlaf talked about transitions, something he knew a lot about. I first met Steve when he was a junior investing partner at RRE, a venture capital firm in New York City. At the time, Schlaf had the NYC startup scene in a chokehold. He had a reputation for hustling hard and winning some of the hottest…

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Pat Novak for Hire: Fleet Lady 33:00

2M ago33:00

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Original Release Date: November 17, 2009 Pat Novak’s hired to find a horse, and he finds the horse and a dead body. Original Air Date: March 6, 1949 Quote of the show: Jockey: I want a horse. Can you find me a horse? Novak: Yeah, I breed them in the back room. Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one…

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Stepping into The Shade Room with Angelica Nwandu 1:02:06

2M ago1:02:06

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In April 2015, I read an article that elicited a reaction I’d only had a few other times prior. We had just closed applications for our first round of experimental indie investments and had made most of our selections. The article in question was titled Instagram’s TMZ, not exactly a title that would typically grab the attention of a Mormon dad in …

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439. The Today and Tomorrow of AI with VC & UBER's former Head of Data Science, Kevin Novak 1:06:53

2M ago1:06:53

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Kevin Novak is the Founder of Rackhouse Venture Capital, a global venture capital firm purpose-built to support early-stage founders and firms at the intersection of AI/ML and the real world. Previously, he served as Uber’s first Head of Data Science, its first Head of Data Science Platform, and invented its surge pricing model. We covered a lot of…

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Pat Novak for Hire: Marcia Halpern 30:52

2M ago30:52

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Original Release Date: November 9, 2009 A woman with apparent amnesia stumbles into Pat Novak and then dies. Novak has to find out who she really is before Hellman rushes him off to the gas chamber.Quote of the Episode:“If I didn’t move fast, I was deader than a Philadelphia nightclub.” Original Air Date: February 27, 1949 Support the show monthly …

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At Home with Karri Saarinen, Cofounder of Linear 1:17:13

2M ago1:17:13

1:17:13

A few years back, I got a DM from a founder wanting to meet and swap stories about adventures in entrepreneurship. Despite being backed by some of the top VCs in the world, they were taking a very different approach from the classic VC blitzscaling playbook. As we sat on the back patio of a bar in Brooklyn, it was clear that how Jori and his foundi…

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Pat Novak for Hire: The Jack of Clubs 38:03

2M ago38:03

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Original Release Date: November 3, 2019 When Pat Novak finds $1000 depsited in his bank account and a beautiful woman who wants him to find a Jack of Clubs, he runs into murder. Original Air Date: February 20, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives…

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Johnny Madero: The Fatal Auction 39:24

2M ago39:24

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Johnny Madero is offered $50 to buy an item at an auction. His client disappears and before he knows it, Warchek from homicide is breathing down his neck. Original Air Date: June 26, 1947 Some days you don’t make out any better than an ice cube at a cocktail party. Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on …

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Nigel Calder // The Perfect Cruising Boat 1:21:02

2M ago1:21:02

1:21:02

Nigel Calder returns to the podcast to talk about selling his beloved Malö 46 Nada. Nigel is of course the foremost guru of yacht systems and is at heart and inventor and science buff. He and his wife Terry built their 'dream boat' some 16 years ago and are sad to part ways with her now. We talk about many of the custom design details he's integrat…

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Born Again Bootstrappers — An Interview with the co-founders of Wistia 1:06:13

3M ago1:06:13

1:06:13

In this conversation we unpack their journey of building a “lifestyle business”. Some takeaways: — Chris and Brendan emphasize the importance of patience, focus, and long-term thinking in building a sustainable business. They challenge the notion that raising large amounts of venture capital is necessary for success by finding that being profitable…

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Johnny Madero: Pete Sutro 33:55

3M ago33:55

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Original Release Date: March 1, 2010 A rich man from Nob Hill hires Johnny to find a man whose name he keeps hearing in his dreams. Original Air Date: June 19, 1947 Quote of the Show: You have enough problems to start a peace conference. Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://…

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Skip Novak // Wisdom From 50 Years Afloat 1:19:03

3M ago1:19:03

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Skip Novak returns to the podcast to talk about his new book Skip Novak On Sailing: Words of Wisdom from 50 Years Afloat. There's not much Skip hasn't done in his remarkable sailing career, including 4 Whitbread races, a 5th round-the-world race on a maxi catamaran, and of course pioneering expedition sailing in Tierra del Fuego, Cape Horn and Anta…

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At Home with the Asparouhovs 1:00:45

3M ago1:00:45

1:00:45

— Shift in Funding Landscape: There has been a significant shift in the funding landscape, with a decrease in year-over-year growth rates for SaaS companies. This change underscores the need for venture capitalists to adapt and explore different investment opportunities. We do our best to highlight the importance of diversifying investment strategi…

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Lydia Mullan // Seamanship & the Sinking of Alliance 1:23:42

3M ago1:23:42

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Lydia Mullan is a sailor, journalist, and on board reporter. She is the managing editor at Sail Magazine and was the social media manger behind Cole Brauer’s recent Global Solo Challenge campaign. She was aboard the vessel Alliance in this year’s Newport-Bermuda race when they struck an object and had to abandon ship in the Gulf Stream. In this epi…

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Pat Novak for Hire: Go Away Dixie Gillian (1946) 35:31

3M ago35:31

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Original Release Date: October 27, 2009 Pat Novak is hired to frighten a man named Dixie Gillian, but when an empty gun goes off, he finds himself facing a murder charge.’ “You couldn’t hold a moth with a searchlight.”-Pat Novak to Hellman Original Air Date: November 24, 1946 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support t…

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Guillermo Rauch on AI, Scaling Vercel, and The Future of Web Apps 56:11

3M ago56:11

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Guillermo Rauch is founder and CEO of Vercel, a company that provides the developer tools and cloud infrastructure to build, scale, and secure a faster, more personalized web. He was interviewed by Ben Casnocha, co-founder and general partner at Village Global, an early stage venture capital firm backed by some of the world’s most successful entrep…

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Pam Wall & Peter Grimm // A Lifetime of Memories 1:12:58

3M ago1:12:58

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Friend of the podcast Pam Wall & our own Laura Parent do an ON THE WIND takeover this week to interview sailmaker and America's Cup sailor Peter Grimm! On an impromptu afternoon in Pam's living room, stories started flying and Pam said 'get the mics!' and this entertaining and charming episode was born! Big shout out to Pam & Laura for literally ru…

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Nikki Henderson // 59º North Offshore Racing 48:25

3M ago48:25

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The RORC Caribbean 600 is one of the great offshore ocean races and in February we launched the 59º North offshore racing program with this as our debut event. The Whole Point? To try to open the door of offshore racing wider so that more people like you can get involved. In this episode Nikki has a chat with Alex to reminisce on trials and tribula…

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Founder-Led Sales with Jen Abel of Jjellyfish 44:43

4M ago44:43

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Product-market fit requires both customers willing to pay and stay. It’s not just about initial sales, but also retention. Early-stage sales should focus on research and understanding customer problems rather than immediate revenue generation. Founders often skip this crucial research phase. Abstract solutions require focusing on specific problems …

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Andy Schell // 10 Years of 59º North Sailing 1:33:50

4M ago1:33:50

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Andy Schell. We know him, we love him, he's the founder of this very podcast! And of course the co-founder of 59º North Sailing. In this episode, Emma turns the interview table around on Andy to ask him about this past decade of 59º North Sailing. A lot has changed from the early inspirations of starting the business to where Andy sits now, in Swed…

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Venture Capital Curmudgeons Club with Eric Paley of Founder Collective 1:13:42

4M ago1:13:42

1:13:42

— Capital has no insights Eric argues that venture capital alone doesn’t solve business problems, and having more capital doesn’t necessarily lead to better outcomes. — Compounding value vs. negative value The importance of building companies that compound positive value over time, rather than scaling prematurely and compounding negative value. Fun…

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