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Jessamyn West

"You read a book from beginning to end. You run a business the opposite way. You start with the end, and then you do everything you must to reach it."

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"You read a book from beginning to end. You run a business the opposite way. You start with the end, and then you do everything you must to reach it."

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"I think the saddest moment in my life just happened two months ago. My old nightclub partner passed away, Phil Erickson down in Atlanta. He - I owe him everything. He put me in the business and taught me about everything I know."

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"In other words, DC was never harmed by the paper shortages."

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"DC used to print up all of their pages, they were the only company that did it."

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