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" Oftentimes in tech, people think, 'I'm the only one that has this.' I call them the Atlas People. They're like, 'The weight of the world is on the shoulders. I'm the only person who can solve this problem.' But you can't do that. "

Harper Reed

Problem

You

World

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Now

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Harper Reed

Aggressive

Myself

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Wall

Down

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World

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