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Robin Sloan

11/30/17

@ Y Combinator

The rise and fall of blogs can be attributed to the shift in how people consume content, with many moving to platforms like Twitter and Facebook.

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Microbes, Robots, and Ambition - Robin Sloan on His Novel Sourdough

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Microbes, Robots, and Ambition - Robin Sloan on His Novel Sourdough

11/30/17

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