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First question.

Hey Professor G. Jake here from San Francisco. I'm the founder of a fast growing startup

that relies on contractors from around the world for design, web development, and other

support services. Well, last week I got an email from Upwork, one of the contractor

platforms we use announcing that they would be severed ties with all Russian contractors

removing them from the platform and ending all currently active projects. Like most of

the world, I'm appalled by the work around being committed by Russia against Ukraine and

I fully support the economic sanctions and financial pressures being levied against influential

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