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This is a special report on Smarter News, where the only headlines we're going to be talking about are the headlines related to our

company and what we're doing, why we're doing it, where we're going. And I can't wait to share

some of this story with you because you are the reason why Smarter News even exists. And I'll

never lose sight of that. That's my promise to you. One of the most interesting things I think about the media industry overall when it comes

to journalism, there's a lot of journalists that are asking questions all the time about

the directions of companies and what people want and how they feel, what they're thinking.

And yet journalism lacks that, lacks actually talking to our own audience about how we can serve you better.

News is a service. It's a customer service. And that's what I really want to make sure

smarter news is always committed to. It's the foundation of smarter news. Quick and concise,

nonpartisan information, a service that can actually help enrich your life, not be a distraction to it. So we're going to talk a little bit about that. When I started Smarter News a couple of years ago, the first thing that people, you know, as I was just kind of letting my inner circle of friends, like, I'm thinking about this. What do you you think about this there was all sorts of advice

and some of the advice was oh you got to get a board of a board of advisors you know real prominent

people that have started companies before get them get their names get their knowledge get them on

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