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2156.424 - 2181.025 Shervin Pishevar

I think he was in a very tragic week in his life where he's lost his mother and I've just lost my mother. So I understand the grief that you're going through, especially in a tragedy like a boat accident. And so he was very vulnerable and they pounced, which is just unbecoming. Like it's not the type of behavior any VC or investor should do. And they took advantage of that fact and it worked.