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> “Who gave SoftBank a gun that fires into their foot?”

They probably paid a billion dollars to the guy who invented ShootMyFoot.com, and another billion for him to walk away after everything collapsed. And now that this product is a strategic core part of their portfolio, the CEO insists that foot-shooting be part of every transaction because he is a visionary who thinks in 100-year cycles.




Haha that’s bang on and most likely so true




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