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Nicole Ripka

@nicole_ripka

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backing founders @betaworks , throwing bangers gallery:

bk, ny
Joined March 2016
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
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Obsessed with my new Waterloo friends and the students that put on and participated in @HackTheNorth Proud to represent @betaworks in Canada. Thank you to my guide @thanosthinking and @ElijahKurien , @JL_thankq , @ishaandey_ , @osao1duh , @_rajanagarwal , @sincethestudy ,
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
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So excited to share that the founders of @meetgranola @samstphenson and @cjpedregal are coming to @betaworks to chat with @jordanrcrook about the game-changing product they are building. Granola is just so impactful and I can't wait to meet some other power users. Luma below
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
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A very ideal school night @DormRoomFund hanging at @betaworks
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
1 year
Best news of my day -- thanks to @danshipper and the @every team - I've been awarded a course scholarship to learn how to build an AI chat bot. Excited to share my progress!
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Nicole Ripka
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Love seeing David Salle adopt AI as a tool to reach further as an artist. Especially love seeing him partner with @g_rant__ founder of @wand_app to train a neural network to do it. Great night celebrating their collaboration. Cc my cool friends who came with: @minafahmi_
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
Tomorrow the Indian Supreme Court starts hearing arguments on the recognition of of same-sex marriage. India has the most significant #LGBTQ + population in the World: probably close to 80 million people. This could be a huge turning point for LGBTQ+ people globally.
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
You know you are a student vc when you order eczema cream from the Harvard Innovation Labs website...
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
i keep wondering why mindbody dominates. it’s a horrible user experience for both studios and consumers? who’s building a better experience?
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
there is no better life hack for me than walking into every conversation prioritizing how I can help someone else. i'm programed to think me me me, but time and time again feel my best when i get to be of service.
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
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Learned this wknd -- About 12 years ago @Borthwick and @stevenjr76 created a little app called findings that was a kind of prototype in a way for what became Notebook LM but it needed a complex large language model for it to fully work. Just last year @Betsey_MeshEd were the
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
1 year
just starting using @_Glasp highly rec this awesome tool to highlight and save notes! If I don't take notes I forget everything - so essential to prioritize this in my work flow. @kazuki_sf_ cannot wait to hatch some ideas very soon @KeiWatanabe17 bravo!
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
4 months
hosted my first @nextplayso dinner with Dan Shreter at @maxwellsocial amazing people, amazing conversation. nothing better to me than knowing someone will find their future cofounder in a space we create. @benln @jordangonen1
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
1 year
Co-hosting an AI hackathon focused on clean air in NYC today — Happy Hacking to our amazing teams!!! @joinrkey
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
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I love @every so I shelled out on rather than buying myself a new Theory sweater for my 30th bday. @danshipper thanks for organizing an event built for my attention span.
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
1 year
Woke up feeling so grateful to be sober. Many sober folks have relapse dreams - something I've experienced for all 7+ years of sobriety but last night's was particularly intense and there is just nothing like waking up. DMs are always open to talk sobriety.
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
11 months
here goes nothing!
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
Amazing to learn how @yoheinakajima is automating his job and supporting his portco's by building custom AI tools. I look up to VCs like this. credit to @every @danshipper for sharing.
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
1 year
Has anyone built a tool that connects with imessage, linkedin, twitter, and insta to automate a personal CRM? Ie. I come home from an event where I connected with 10 people across platforms and want to see them on one list.
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
it feels like everyone is getting into college all over again.
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Wanted to shoutout some other great people from @hackthenorth who held without a doubt one of the most informative and solid discussions i've attended on the future of generative ai. Thanks to these thought leaders for their wisdom and openness. I loved learning from and meeting
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Nicole Ripka
2 months
I really like this piece my friend sam wrote. I agree wholeheartedly with this line: "There is hardly a greater joy than learning from an articulate, optimistic obsessive." You should read the rest too.
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Sam Broner
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Nicole Ripka
1 year
learning so much from seeing and hearing folks talk about what they are building. ai demo evenings in nyc this week by @betaworks @p72vc @Work_Bench were so inspiring - ty for making the space
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Nicole Ripka
1 year
lots of folks planning events/demos in AI are only filtering for technical attendees, if you can make some exceptions and give people exposure, you never know what they will go and build and they will remember you for letting them in the door.
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
i think my self esteem is not as much tied to my job but more so my ability to produce great work. work quality.
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
1 month
A core principal guiding Nim and @GabriellaHach as they build @Dessn_ai and think about ai interfaces of tomorrow:
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nim
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If you are building an ai native app and are not compute limited, are you really ai native?
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Nicole Ripka
1 year
Who are female/non-binary AI founders in NYC!?
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Nicole Ripka
1 month
Want to help me go to heaven? I need one more match... Come join us at @betaworks for co-founder matching with @nextplayso We have an insane group and limited spots for superstars
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Nicole Ripka
1 year
read in the NYT times today that people may lose about half of the friends in their social network every seven years - sounds right , yea?
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
1 year
Intersection of code x culture is very cool. Yes, I'm watching the Diplomat.
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
1 year
My friend @Ranikubersky wrote this great piece. Give it a read!
@Ranikubersky
Rani Kubersky
1 year
I wrote a blog post that breaks down @nixos_org . TLDR: developers are finding the most immediate value with Nix's reproducible developer environments 🧵
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Nicole Ripka
1 year
is there a one-stop source to see all weekly preseed fundings?
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
Enlightening piece from a professor x investor x visionary. Must read on Edtech x AI
@JarrodBarnes
Jarrod Barnes
2 years
The future of education will be conversational—but it'll be a conversation between humans and AI, not just humans or AI.
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Nicole Ripka
4 months
ATTN BUILDERS. Betaworks has extended their application for AI Camp. Up to $500K investment in all Camp co's. Apply, apply, apply.
@betaworks
Betaworks
5 months
Now accepting applications to our next Camp 🏃‍♀️💨 Details:
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
1 year
@_ArielGordon falls asleep while we watch tv every night - one exception is the @weareangelcity doc. The founding story is such an incredible testament to resilience, determination and vision. LETS GO women’s soc @karanortman @alexisohanian @HBO @juhrman
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Nicole Ripka
1 month
Hi from @PennApps
@nikunj
Nikunj Kothari
1 month
My hottest VC take is that if you are not talking to college students on a weekly basis you are ngmi 🫣
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
10 months
Taking an urgent pause on all books to finish - “How to Read a Book” Thank you @andy_matuschak for the rec/link. A grateful new patreon subscriber of yours. I’m quite delighted already. pdf here -
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Nicole Ripka
1 year
if i could have one superpower it’s 100% photographic memory for me
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
Spent the night trying to work with gpt-4 to code a 3d post-apocalyptic bagel store. I have zero technical skills so I'd say if you squint really hard this was an insane success.
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
ChatGPT boycotting monday, can't blame it
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
1 year
i like to mentally review my day and think about what was hard that shouldn’t be, what wasn’t seamless that should be. can tech fix it or make it easier? the micromoments are so forgettable so I also find daily breaks to pause and reflect. helps me stay present and creative
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
@gannonbreslin exercise is number one hands down, be gentle with yourself, take the next right action, do something easy like make your bed or put clothes on the floor away
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
10 months
@jasonlk did one of the most thoughtful things while chatting with @HarryStebbings on 20VC. He’s about to talk about celebrating with alcohol when something clicks and he remembers Harry doesn’t drink. Jason quickly pivots to coffee and continues the story. As a fellow
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Nicole Ripka
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
1 year
“Maybe the Germans have a term for it the particular facial expression of someone reading something about his life that’s even the tiniest bit wrong. Schaudergesicht?” - J. R. Moehringer
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
1 year
can we normalize being able to return on sale items?
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
10 months
Been reading alot about Stripe and I love this "Stripe uses the 'Sunday Test' in deciding whether to hire new employees. The idea is that if the person were working in the office on Sunday, would you want to come in and work with that person? If the answer is no, you shouldn't
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Nicole Ripka
2 years
I heard @GaingelsVC founder David Beatty share that he couldn't contribute 100% of his potential to the workforce while he was closeted. It resonated deeply. Keeping my queerness a secret ate away at me for years - affecting my work capability and so much more.
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
1 year
why im learning how to dj
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
my partner and i are registering. can someone build us a fake registry site so that people think they are getting us pots and pans and home goods but they are actually just giving us cash?
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
9 months
you want someone to go above and beyond, align incentives. cut them in! compensate them! make it so they have real incentive to help you.
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
10 months
@Paul_Rony gave me a demo of @kosmik_app yesterday. It is exactly the tool I'm looking for in my creative workflow and I can't wait to kick off the new year mapping out ideas with it. Congrats to the team on the recent raise. Can't wait to be on the journey with you as a user!
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
5 months
Derek Larson is a very cool and thoughtful person. Check this out.
@dereklarso
Derek Larson
5 months
There are ~67,598 events happening during NY Tech Week. Awkward small talk, irrelevant conversations, and swapping LinkedIn’s with people you’ll never talk to again. New York AI wants to make more meaningful connections happen. We’re running an experiment for NY Tech Week:
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
8 months
@alexhughsam @AmericanAir American bumped my partner and I from a flight last week along with 20 other people. They couldn’t rebook us for another 2 days. This means we lost the money on 2 nights of the hotel we paid for. They don’t cover that in the $500 card they give you to cover inconvenience. Also I
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
1 year
epic meeting some incredible teams and investors at the @Techstars happy hour
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Nicole Ripka
2 years
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
3 years
Couldn’t hold out anymore on subscribing to @theinformation it’s a steep cost but the content and coverage on metaverse and creator economy in particular is just 🤌
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
6 years
Thank you @alabama_shakes for spending 15 hours with me this year on @Spotify . You are my #1 . #2018Wrapped
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
Are you or someone you know looking for part time community management work? Have an amazing opportunity reach out to learn more! Involves working with a global team of artists and writers, NFTs, and children's books @nabuorg
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Nicole Ripka
1 year
Who's using arc?
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
9 months
made with @visualelectric to generate the image specifically using the new sketch feature to draw the birds and @runwayml new motion brush for animating birds
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
Calling all queer VCs and founders come hang with us at Ace Hotel BK next week 1/19 | 8:30pm
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
savy junior/mid-level direct to consumer marketers i have an amazing job for you with a new venture backed business. hmu
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
1 year
Saw @Beyonce in Paris last night and it rocked my world. Must see show.
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Nicole Ripka
1 year
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
3 years
@reli3fxyz i can't click on connect my wallet - new to this - i should be able to yea?
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
1 year
NYK 🏀❤️
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
@geri_kirilova so many are really bad and shocking to believe vcs are wasting resources on them. I don't care about seeing your boring port co updates every week or two. i want your thought leadership!
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
manifesting that the next IOS update will get voice notes right
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Nicole Ripka
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@Hadley This is so good. Thank you for sharing. Rooting for Edera
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
11 months
@lpolovets @nunzi46 is a must talk to human!
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Nicole Ripka
1 year
how I became famous in my business school crypto class and my m.o. --- asking a question that may sound stupid because 99% of the time everyone else is thinking of the same question and is too embarrassed to ask it...
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
Woke up and wrote (reflecting on turning 30 and my journey with my body and my queerness) Had coffee with my best friend @LeilaFeldman1 Listened to Adam Grant interview Reese Witherspoon while eating @MoustacheYogurt Rest of the day: @DormRoomFund
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
the future belongs to creatives.
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
“Left-handedness increased over time after we stopped punishing left-handed children in schools, because some children are naturally left-handed and were now able to express it" - Cleo Madeleine, a spokesperson for the trans support group Gendered Intelligence.
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
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Content is the glimpse of something, an encounter like a flash. It’s very tiny — very tiny, content. WILLIAM DE KOONING, in an interview
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Nicole Ripka
11 months
@lpolovets @nunzi46 wow i'm good!!!!!!
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Nicole Ripka
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@gaby_goldberg @lulumeservey @SAlexashenko Good stuff gaby! Cannot wait to learn more about Rostra. They are lucky lucky lucky to have you
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
3 years
@MysticSisNFT @MetaWomenNFT2 @logannross tagging you because we met in an elevator in miami and you inspired me.
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
1 year
dave season 3 reached the stratosphere. what a FRIGGEN incredible show and insane finale @lildickytweets
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
3 years
@stevefink @Lotus_Keeper needed this thnk you for sharing. love your takes
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
3 years
@hillarycbush @nicoaferr im a proud contrarian
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
@ashe_cs i stayed up all night playing!! today is friday.
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
2 years
@andrewgierke @SearchLegendHQ how can we learn more!
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@nicole_ripka
Nicole Ripka
3 years
Listening to @CathyEngelbert talk about her work at the WNBA is a rush. Women's Sports is the future. Cathy / WNBA are fearless leaders ushering it in.
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Nicole Ripka
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@suno_ai_ . $125m . holy shit, let’s make some music
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