those of you already know me personally and also have had the (great, I’m positive) chance to hear me discuss (and chat and converse) about function, you realize that whilst I take a good deal of pride in what I do at Microsoft, I also acquire plenty on the ins-and-outs of my career very personally. Josh and I discuss this quite a bit, but it seems that people at Microsoft (and smart people, in general,
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