"When a farmer elects to join the insurance, we sell the product on wholesale so that the premium is reduced, so that he doesn'tt feel it, so that it cushions him and I've also sold the product."

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And I actually think it's probably important for anybody who wants to do a startup, anybody who wants to join a place like Microsoft and work on an established or a new product.

实际上我想这对任何想创业的人,来说应该都很重要，任何想加入微软这样的公司,为新老产品工作的人都是这样。

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