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Jana Messerschmidt

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Co-Founder @HashtagAngels (Carta Anchorage DayDream Pacaso Persona Ashby Vanta Lovevery Roam). Former builder of Twitter, Netflix. @eceILLINOIS alum.

San Francisco, CA

https://t.co/UnClnIZQIz

Joined July 2008

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Jana Messerschmidt

5 years

I recently took a seat in the red chair with @karaswisher to chat all things from operating and investing to micromobility, the next wave of social and Midwest culture.

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Kara Swisher

5 years

Listen to me and @janamal talk investing. Some highlights: not enough women on cap tables, men have 90 percent of equity; some VC firms hiring one woman and calling it a day; the best way to bond with Midwesterners is to ask them if they've detassled corn:

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7 years

There really is a past tweet for everything.

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11 years

It’s Thursday. How many people have lost their healthcare today?

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5 years

Announcing the next great mind of her generation: Zoelle “Zoe” Jaye Richter. Born 3/02/2020 at 3:46pm. 7 pounds, 1 ounce. 20 inches.

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5 months

Biden landing at Marina Green in San Francisco

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6 years

Some personal news ... from rewired to rehired! Excited to invest in amazing founders from my new home @lightspeedvp .

Hello, Founders

Today, I’m excited to announce that I’m joining Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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4 years

Starting off the week with a little smile from Zoe. Breakfast and snuggles next on the agenda.

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5 years

Some personal news: Shipping Q12020: Baby #2 w @davidrichter ! @sasharichter is over the moon excited to become a big sis.

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🌟Some personal news!🌟 After 2+ years, a pandemic and a baby shipped, I’m ready for my next chapter: continuing to build @hashtangels and work with incredible founders. Thanks @jeremysliew @ravi_lsvp and @lightspeedvp for the opportunity to learn investing at every stage.

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4 years

@ashleymayer Greets: yo, but on twitter Deets: medium, but on twitter Heats: weather, but on twitter Feets: strava, but on twitter I’m your first hire.

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8 years

Today, after nearly 6 years @Twitter , I have so many emotions as I depart - but gratitude is what I feel most. ❤️

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5 years

There’s no easy way to explain what venture capital is to a 4 year old.

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4 years

Look who’s standing now!

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4 years

Friday Fun: If you were to go back to college now, what would you major in the second time around? I did my undergrad in Computer Engineering. If I were to go back now, I'd major in psychology. I think understanding humans is infinitely more complex than bit and bytes.

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9 years

Regardless of your role in tech, learning the fundamentals of coding is invaluable. I've started again and love it.

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9 years

The first in a series of blogs by our founding members: "Going back to Coding" by @janamal .

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Welcome to our world @sasharichter ! 32+ hours of labor. 20.25 in, 7 lbs, 7 oz. Half of her weight is in her hair. http://t.co/ElwvOViT6H

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10 years

Even at 3:20am, it's nice to see that everyone sleeps with their phones near their beds and can get those EARTHQUAKE tweets out ASAP.

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6 years

How can you help? In honor of the 242nd birthday of our country, I’m matching up to $10,185 ($10,000 + $185 I earned as a poll worker) in donations to @flippable_org candidates across the US. Double my impact - and yours - here.

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6 years

Congrats to my husband and the ultimate deal maker @davidrichter on his new role @limebike ! 🛴

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4 years

Zoe’s sleep style is throwing off Suez Canal vibes.

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5 years

All of women’s equity in tech companies. #TheGapTable

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4 years

Fellow quarantine bakers ... I see your sourdough bread and I raise you a three-tiered chocolate cake with live flowers.

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5 years

Well, she’s definitely less selfish than her husband who is 51. And definitely less selfish than Clooney, Trump, Mick Jagger, Billy Joel, Steve Martin, Robert De Niro, etc who all have had kids in their 50s, 60s and even 70s. Do better @washingtonpost .

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Perspective: She had a son at 47. Was that selfish — or great?

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10 years

Yup. http://t.co/j24lA8uprd

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4 years

The days are long and the hours are longer. At some point in life as the adage goes, I’m sure I’ll feel this year was short. For now, I’m just trying to enjoy these bizarre days of quarantined, smoke filled moments of 2020 with this little gal.

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9 years

Today is a good day for a vintage Larry selfie. Does Tea get better with age? I say yes - best #TT yet! #oneteam

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6 years

💥 Women own just 9% of equity value in Silicon Valley per our recent study with @cartainc . Equity translates to wealth and power which ultimately shapes our industry and culture for decades to come. We’ll never have an equal seat at the table until we close #TheGapTable .

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1/ Recently we published #TheGapTable and called on the industry to measure diversity of cap tables. We suspected women are vastly underrepresented as owners in tech startups. Thanks to our partnership with @CartaInc , we now have the data to prove it.

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4 years

This kid ❤️

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5 years

Of all the people live tweeting #MuellerHearings , @erikajayne is by far the best.

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3 years

My gals ❤️

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Co-CEOs

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And I think I’ll call her ... mini me.

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No website should be allowed to ask you if you want notifications unless you've visited at least 10 times.

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How have we put a man on the moon but we still haven’t solved on demand childcare for when nannies are sick?

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To the person who is just now putting their Christmas tree on the street in May ... you do you.

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#ILookLikeAnEngineer , @eceILLINOIS BS, Computer Engineering, class of 2001. http://t.co/3hlhbuvinP

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4 years

From women everywhere ... I’d like to thank @Instacart ... for normalizing sending men to the grocery store to get us tampons.

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5 years

From the moment I met @rrhoover , I had zero doubt he was someone I wanted to back. Excited to be part of @weekendfund !

Weekend Fund raises $10M for second early-stage fund | TechCrunch

Ryan Hoover's Weekend Fund closes second fund.

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5 years

Alternate view: Engagement on Facebook is on the decline in some regions so better start trying to hide it?

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Josh Constine 📶🔥

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Breaking news: Facebook will try hiding Like counts to improve user well-being, first in Australia

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5 years

A telltale sign a consumer app is about to raise capital ... exponential increase in notifications.

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6 years

Tanner Messerschmidt ( @tanner_stanley ): January 13th, 2014 - June 7th, 2018. Truly woman and man’s best friend.

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8 years

Summary of my week:

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8 years

2 years ago tonight, this guy slept under his desk, finalizing the last deal terms to bring @Gnip into @twitter !

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4 years

This is her normal.

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4 years

Hey Zoe, can you make room for mama to hide in there with you until this is all over?

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4 years

Dear @united , no need to send me monthly mileage updates these days.

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5 years

Grateful for the @TutuSchool for innovating and moving ballet classes to a remote setup. @sasharichter got to see her friends, get a little exercise and have a sense of familiarity and routine. And it helps ensure they can continue to pay their teachers! #flatteningthecurve

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Micromobility runs in the fam.

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How I know I’m a VC: hitting two wine tasting events by @SVB_Financial in one evening.

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6 years

This is why we can’t have an “Edit Tweet” button.

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4 years

Sisters.

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Love these ladies! Can’t wait for baby gal #2 to have these amazing role models in her life. ❤️😇

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Celebrating another 😇 baby on the way—congrats @janamal ! 😘

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5 years

Uber but for making sure you always have gifts for kid birthday parties on demand.

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I’m on a @united flight to LAX this morning that is 10 seats wide (3-4-3 configuration). I’ve never seen a plane this large used for such a short flight. If I inadvertently end up in London, you’ll hear from me in about 10 hours. Wish me luck!

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3 years

Loved this episode with @karaswisher and @jonstewart so much. Enjoyed two brilliant minds in a thoughtful conversation.

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4 years

Joy!

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Zoe rocks hair like a 90s boy band member.

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5 years

Good news from @netflix considering I’m shipping this baby any day now.

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9 years

Anybody can learn. Start with just one #HourofCode . (Vine by @codeorg )

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Anybody can learn. Start with just one #HourofCode.

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5 years

@ashleymayer Eye mask, blackout curtains, @TempurPedic mattress on a slight incline, spouse on business trip is the perfect recipe.

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4 years

This. This. This. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 (And your cap table too please)

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10 years

Announcing! New role in "product" development w @davidrichter . Currently incubating with a plan to #shipit in Feb15! http://t.co/0FtdPlBYln

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5 years

In honor of #WomensEqualityDay , a friendly reminder that women own just 9% of the equity value in tech startups.

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Jana Messerschmidt

6 years

💥 Women own just 9% of equity value in Silicon Valley per our recent study with @cartainc . Equity translates to wealth and power which ultimately shapes our industry and culture for decades to come. We’ll never have an equal seat at the table until we close #TheGapTable .

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3 years

Happy Halloween from the Richter / Messerschmidt Fam!

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Cap Table construction is key. Your investors will be with you longer than most employees (average tenure is < 2 years). Do the work and more importantly, make them do the work to prove they'll add value.

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“Interview investors who take a slot on their cap table with the same rigor you would a potential employee.” - ⁦ @janamal ⁩

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7 years

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #GrabYourWallet

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Dollar Shave Club

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7 years

@goldengateblond Hi Shauna, we do not condone any illegal or unethical behavior. We've ceased advertising with Sean Hannity and continue to review where we advertise.

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6 years

There are few things in life as stressful as trying to print something at home.

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8 years

Sending much love to all the tweeps impacted by today's news. Happy to assist in any way possible- intros, endorsements, references & hugs!

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5 years

My @Uber driver is brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

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4 years

Do I need an air fryer or am I just in way too deep in a TikTok algo and can’t find my way out?

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3 years

How it started. How it’s going. @sasharichter edition.

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5 years

Wine, babymoon style. 🍷 👶🏼 🌙

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4 years

The pre-seed slope?

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5 years

I just popped popcorn on the stove and my whole family is raving and impressed. Which tells you something about what a low bar I’ve set for my cooking.

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6 years

And that’s a wrap of our @HelloAngels #cryptointro event. Thank you to our incredible speakers and co-host @a16z . If you’re interested in attending future #Angels Access events like this, we welcome sign ups here!

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8 years

Classy: Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank paid for every team employee to go to the Super Bowl via @BI_Sports

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5 years

😂😂😂

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Girls who code.

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Happy Birthday @davidrichter ! With love, Chef @sasharichter and her sous chef Mama

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Parenting in under 3 seconds.

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Still true 7 years in. Happy anniversary @davidrichter !

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The best "deal" I've ever signed. Happy 4th anniversary @davidrichter ! http://t.co/gpBlDmJcFN

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4 years

Paula Abdul is doing arthritis medication commercials on @MSNBC right now and I’ve straight up never felt older.

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6 years

Ladies, let’s get in formation. 💪🏻💪🏼💪🏽💪🏾💪🏿 #WhoRunTheWorld

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Sutian Dong

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PROUD to announce the launch of the #womeninVC directory & data insights today! The 🌎's largest global directory for women in VC to find each other, connect, & collaborate. Over 1,000 women in 29 countries & 74 cities 🙋🏾‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️🙆🏼‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️🙆🏿‍♀️ & across all industries

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@sacca @ACLU 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

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There are few things in life as wonderful as watching a baby sleep.

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5 years

Happy Halloween from Ariel, a pregnant unicorn and an SF dude who loves his @patagonia !

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Good to know

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5 years

From side hustle five years ago to 120 investments today ... love my partners @jess @vijaya @ChloeS @aunder @KatieS @HashtagAngels ! ❤️ 😇

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🥳 It's our fifth anniversary of #ANGELS ! We've backed 120 companies, made strides towards getting more women on the cap tables of successful companies and are so grateful to the founders who have given us the privilege of joining their journeys. #120

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It’s been quite a paternity leave ... Congrats to @davidrichter @lindsey_haswell @jkraus @wayneting on the new fundraising!

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Uber leads $170 million investment in scooter company Lime

The announcement comes a day after Uber announced plans to lay off 3,700 employees.

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9 years

Today marks 5 years @twitter . Thanks @dickc for bringing me to the flock and to @kevinthau @ROWGHANI @adambain for all your support!

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3 years

Has there ever been a company to do ~$200m/day with sub 30 employees before? Huge opportunity to join @opensea !

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Three record days in a row on OpenSea, with $195m in volume today. Every day is a new adventure for NFTs... Join us!

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Brilliant marketing right here.

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One of the coolest Twitter use cases ever: Hundreds of radio-tagged sharks tweet warnings at Australian swimmers http://t.co/yplNBDPXhd

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We’ve reached peak Zoom.

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Welcome to the other side my dear friend, co-collaborator, co-founder of @HelloAngels and co-conspirator in so many ways. And congratulations on your fabulous run @SlackHQ . Enjoy the rewirement!

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April Underwood

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NEWS! After nearly a decade at hashtag / octothorp companies, I’m bidding farewell to the amazing team at @slackhq to focus on investing and the only other hashtag organization I know: #Angels !

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This kid ❤️

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Day off from work on a 72 degree sunny day in SF in January got me feeling like

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3 years

Netflix didn’t expand beyond the US for 13 YEARS when it finally launched in Canada in 2010. Focus matters.

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The most consistent and counterintuitive reminder I give entrepreneurs: Amazon only sold books for its first 3-4 years. Facebook was only in colleges for its first 2 years. Apples reboot had only the iPod for 6 years. The path to ruling the world starts with narrow focus.

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