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" If you do not have vision to where you want your product to go, you will never get there. "

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Working Together

" It's not in the interest of most mapping companies to make those changes as they occur, but if you give the power to local people, you can be sure that you're always getting the best information from the folks that actually drive those roads every day. "

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" We want to save every driver five minutes a day. "

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" Overall, there isn't much difference between a high-end Android and iOS phone, despite the fact that Android is a knockoff of iOS. "