But there are some who will refuse to use a telephone or want you to use technology X to hold your meeting or have it at time Y.

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The idea was to hold a program for five companies, structured similarly to Y Combinator: a 12-week program with weekly dinners and guest speakers.

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Comparatively, however, the company has managed to hold its own so far, growing its revenues at a healthy clip y-o-y over the past few quarters and restructuring its operations to squeeze out profits at a faster pace while increasing focus on a few core areas.

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