BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$17.5M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

We're not investment bankers. We're not obsessed with money. And because of that, we're able to keep our focus where it belongs: on the many different facets of creating and building successful enterprises. To that effort we bring our own real-world experience at startups, our contacts and a commitment to work at your side to create a company we can all be proud of. We'll see to it that you get access to industry leaders, potential customers, prospective partners, world-class board members and candidates for key management positions. And we'll do all that because great people are what it takes to build great companies. We're here to help build yours.

President
John Hennessy
Number of Employees 34
Contact Information

250 Middlefield Rd

Menlo Park, California 94025

www.foundationc...

1 650 614 0500

NAICS Code Miscellaneous Intermediation: 523910

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
John Hennessy President
Gail Haney Chief Financial Officer
Kathryn Gould Founder
Steve Blank Founder, Epiphany
Adam Grosser General Partner
Ashmeet Sidana Venture Partner
Ashu Garg Venture Partner
Bill Elmore General Partner
Charles Moldow Venture Partner
Paul Holland General Partner
Rich Redelfs Venture Partner
Ted Meyer Administrative Partner
Warren Weiss Foundation Capital General Partner
David Singer Accounting Manager
Angela Baiamonte Executive Assistant To Paul Holland
Anna Maria Tiran Executive Assistant To Adam Grosser and Mike Schuh
Cheryl Draycott Executive Assistant To Charles Moldow and Mike Brown
Jan Slimmer Executive Assistant To Ted Meyer and Warren Weiss
Jennifer Grewal Executive Assistant To Jim Anderson
Jim Anderson
Judy Manning Executive Assistant To Charles Moldow and Mike Brown
Kathy Vick Executive Assistant
Kelly Carlson Receptionist
Mary Lee Executive Assistant To Paul Holland
Melody Aprill Executive Assistant
Michael A. Brown Principal
Mike Schuh
Molly Brown Senior Accountant
Paul Koontz
Rebecca Mar-O'Driscoll Staff Accountant
Robyn Basso Executive Assistant To Bill Elmore and Skip Glass
Savina Hong Staff Accountant
Steve Vassallo Principal

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Bob Brodersen Berkeley Professor, Founder, Berkeley Wireless Research Center, Founder & Chairman, Sibeam
Jeff Miller Chairman of the Board, Documentum
Jerry Fiddler Founder & Chairman, Wind River Systems
Audrey Maclean Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC President Current
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Chief Financial Officer Current
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Finance Executive Current

Kathryn was a founding partner of Foundation Capital. During her nearly 20 years in the venture capital business, Kathryn has worked with talented entrepreneurs to create many market-leading companies, such as Shortel (SHOR), Documentum (DCTM), Grand Junction Networks, Interwoven (IWOV), InternetBrands, Inc.,Rapid City Communications, Primary Access Communications, Applied Digital Access (ADAX), OnStream Networks, and Chordiant Software (CHRD). Kathryn is now investing her own capital in seed stage companies, working closely with a select group of other private investors and entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. While seed stage investing is her primary focus, she will also continue to make venture investments with Foundation Capital. Regularly recognized as one of the most accomplished venture capitalists, Kathryn has been featured on Forbes Magazine's "Midas List" of Tech's Best Venture Investors. In 2005 she received the University of Chicago's Distinguished Entrepreneurial Alumni Award. Prior to founding Foundation Capital in 1995, Kathryn was a General Partner from 1989 onwards with Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre. Before becoming a venture capitalist, Kathryn distinguished herself in the early 1980s as vice president of marketing at Oracle Corporation during the company's formative years. In the mid-1980s, she founded her own executive search firm, recruiting numerous CEOs and VPs for a host of Valley startups. Earlier, she also held various marketing and engineering positions with Data Systems Design, Gould, Inc. and Bell & Howell. Kathryn currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of Chicago, the Investment Committee of the University of Chicago, and is on the Advisory Council of the University of Chicago GSB, where she earned an MBA in 1978. She also holds a BS in Physics from the University of Toronto. Away from work, Kathryn is a serious violinist, painter and pilot. She currently runs the Magnum Opus Project, a foundation that supports composers of classical symphonic and chamber music, and is the patron behind the Music at Kirkwood summer music festival.

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Founder Current
Foundation Capital Founder Current
Hyperarts Current
ShoreTel, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Before The Call, Inc. Board Member Current
Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre General Partner Former
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Partner Former
Interwoven, Inc. created Former
Internet Brands, Inc. created Former
Chordiant Software, Inc. created Former
Documentum, Inc. created Former
Applied Digital Access created Former
University of Toronto BS In Physics Former
Grand Junction Networks member Former
Chordiant Software, Inc. member Former
Internet Brands, Inc. member Former
Interwoven, Inc. member Former
Applied Digital Access member Former

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Founder, Epiphany Current
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Rohati Systems, Inc. General Partner Current
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC General Partner Current
Sibeam Partner, Foundation Capital Current
Hyperarts Current
CONTROL4 Board of Directors Current
Rohati Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ebidenergy, Inc. Director Current
Silver Spring Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Peakstream Board of Directors Current
Oluma, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Enernoc, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Naverus Board of Directors Current
Sibeam Board of Directors Current
Hammerhead Systems Inc Board of Directors Current
Synfora, Inc Board of Directors Current
Conviva Board of Directors Current
Enernoc, Inc. member Current
CONTROL4 member Current
Silver Spring Networks, Inc. member Current
Catapult Entertainment, LLC CEO Former
Catapult Entertainment, LLC President Former
Excite President Former
Catapult Entertainment, LLC Founder Former
Sony Pictures management Former
Apple Inc. management Former
Nortel Networks Corporation Former
Peribit Networks Board of Directors Former
Traverse Networks Inc Board of Directors Former
Stanford University MBA Degrees Former
Stanford University Bachelor of Applied Science Former
Stanford University Bas Former
SkyStream Networks, Inc. member Former
Alteon WebSystems, Inc. member Former

Organization Position Status
Svod General Partner,Foundation Capital Current
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Venture Partner Current
Hyperarts Current
Pano Logic, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Sanrad Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Simply Hired, Inc. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Venture Partner Current
Foundation Capital Venture Partner Current
Hyperarts Current
Vienova Board of Directors Current
Indian Angel Network Board of Directors Current
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Former
Nasscom Former
Indian Institute of Management Master's Degree In Business Administration Former
Indian Institute of Technology Bachelor's Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC General Partner Current

Charles joins Foundation Capital on the heels of successfully building two companies from early start-up through greater than $100 million in sales. Charles' experience spans general management, sales, marketing, product management and business development. Most recently, Charles spent 5.5 years with Tellme Networks and was a member of the founding executive team. In his role as Senior Vice President of Sales and Business development, Charles and his team collaborated with the country's largest corporations to change the way they use the phone to interact with customers. Over the past five years, Charles has led Tellme in booking over $500 million in contracted revenue backlog from notable companies such as American Airlines, AT&T, Cingular, Dominos, E*Trade, FedEx, Fidelity, Merrill Lynch, UnitedHealth Group, UPS, USAA, Verizon and Wells Fargo. Prior to Tellme moving to its enterprise model in 2001, Charles led business development, advertising sales and international. Most notably, Charles led Tellme in raising one of the largest private financing rounds in the country post Internet bubble, adding $125 million in cash to the company balance sheet during tough market conditions in August, 2000. He is currently serving on the board of directors for Therative, Powerset, Weblistic, Xoopit, and ShoreTel Communications. Prior to Tellme, Charles was a member of the founding team of Internet access provider @Home Network. Charles incubated the initial idea for @Home while at TCI Cable and then became the founding Vice President of Business Development in 1994. Over the first two years, Charles worked to secure long-term distribution deals with the nations largest cable operators. In 1996, Charles established the @Media division and over the ensuing three years helped establish @Media as the leading broadband media provider. In 1998, Charles assisted in the $7 billion acquisition of Excite Network. After the merger, Charles became General Manager of Matchlogic, the $80 million division focused on interactive advertising. Charles' entrepreneurial penchant dates back to 1989 when he co-founded two businesses. The first, OnTime Guide, established itself as the leading source of travel information for business executives, replacing the OAG Pocket Flight Guide as the must have resource for frequent business travelers. The second, PrimeTime Partners, attempted to establish a new category of self liquidating promotions on behalf of advertisers and direct marketers. Prior to the start-up ventures, Charles spent three years in the Mergers and Acquisitions practice at Merrill Lynch. Charles holds a BS degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and received his MBA from Harvard University. Charles lives in the Bay Area with his wife and four children.

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Venture Partner Current
Foundation Capital General Partner Current
LiveOps, Inc. advisor Current
Hyperarts Current
Powerset Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tellme Networks, Inc. Senior Vice President, Client Development Former
Internet Access founder Former
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Former
AT&T Inc. Former
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Former
United Services Automobile Association Former
Harvard University MBA Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania BS Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC General Partner Current
Edge Dynamics, Inc. Partner At Foundation Capital and Edge Dynamics Board Member Current
Hyperarts General Partner Current
Foundation Capital General Partner Current
Conformia Software, Inc. Board of Directors Current
TuVox, Inc. Director Current
Coverity, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ketera Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Solidware Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Mendocino Software, Inc. Director Current
Codefast.Com, Inc. Director Current
Kana Communications, Inc. Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales Former
Pure Software, LLC. Vice President of Sales Former
The I.P.O.'s Vice President of Sales Former
Pure Software, LLC. General Manager Former
The I.P.O.'s General Manager Former
Pure, Inc. Former
SRI International Former
Simply Hired, Inc. Director Former
University of Virginia MA In Foreign Affairs Former
University of California MBA Former
University of California, Berkeley MBA Former
James Madison University BS Former
Madison University BS Former

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital General Partner Current
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Venture Partner Current
Campventures Current
Hyperarts Current
Mobius Microsystems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Azimuth Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Solarflare, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Prematics Board of Directors Current
Dust Networks Board of Directors Current
Atheros Communications, Inc. CEO Former
Atheros Communications, Inc. President Former
Polygon Company Chief Operating Officer Former
Atheros Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Purdue University Bsie Former

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Administrative Partner Current
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Silver Spring Networks, Inc. General Partner of Foundation Capital and Member of The Silver Spring Networks' Board of Directors Current
Itemfield, Inc. General Partner, Foundation Capital Current
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Foundation Capital General Partner Current
Springcm Executive Current
Docexchange, Inc. Current
Hyperarts Current
Ngenera Board Member Current
Iconixx Corporation Board Member Current
Purfresh, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Itemfield, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Apexon, Inc. Board of Directors Current
eMeter Corporation Board of Directors Current
Rearden Commerce, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Guardian Analytics Board of Directors Current
Bsg Alliance Board of Directors Current
Springcm Board of Directors Current
Markmonitor, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Quaris Director Current
Markmonitor, Inc. member Current
Asera Inc. CEO Former
Prism Solutions, Inc. CEO Former
Prism Solutions, Inc. President Former
Asera Inc. President Former
Foundation Capital General Partner Former
The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation Former
Novazone, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Western Illinois University BS Former
Itemfield, Inc. member Former
Silver Spring Networks, Inc. member Former
Novazone, Inc. member Former

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Accounting Manager Current
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Controller Current

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Executive Assistant To Paul Holland Current

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Executive Assistant To Adam Grosser and Mike Schuh Current

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Executive Assistant To Charles Moldow and Mike Brown Current

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Executive Assistant To Ted Meyer and Warren Weiss Current

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Executive Assistant To Jim Anderson Current

Organization Position Status
Cochran Caronia Waller Securities LLC Senior Vice President Current
Foundation Capital General Partner & Founder Current
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Current
Hyperarts Current
Cochran Caronia Waller Securities LLC Board of Directors Current
Rembrandt Venture Partners Advisory Board Member Current
Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre Founding Partner Former
Hewlett-Packard Company marketing Former
Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre founding partnership positions Former
Beckman Instruments, Inc. marketing Former
Eli Lilly and Company Senior Financial Analyst Former
Foundation Capital founding partnership positions Former
Legacy Venture Founding Member Former
Purdue University Msee Former
University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Master of Business Administration With Honors Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business MBA Former
Purdue University Bsee Former
Connecticut College B.A Former

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Executive Assistant To Charles Moldow and Mike Brown Current

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Executive Assistant Current

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Receptionist Current

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Executive Assistant To Paul Holland Current

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Executive Assistant Current

Dr. Brown has nearly 30 years experience in the Defense Industry, initially as an Army officer and more recently as a senior analyst and manager at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and Hicks and Associates. During his Army career, Dr. Brown served as an infantry officer with operational assignments in the Berlin Brigade and the 82nd Airborne Division. He was also a faculty member of the Social Sciences Department at the United States Military Academy where he taught courses on international relations theory, international security issues and economics. Later in his military career, Dr. Brown served as a special or military assistant to senior decision makers in the Department of Defense, including the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR), the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ASA M&RA), the Army's Chief of Legislative Liaison and the Director of Net Assessment in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. When he came to SAIC, Dr. Brown worked on studies associated with the emerging security environment, the Revolution in Military Affairs information operations, in particular and Military Transformation. He also worked on several classified projects whose goal was understanding the economic dimensions of strategy. Currently, Dr. Brown is a Senior Vice President of Hicks and Associates (a wholly owned subsidiary of SAIC). Prior to this he was Director of the Strategic Assessment Center at H&AI and SAIC. The Strategic Assessment Center conducts studies and analyses of issues associated with strategy, policy and military transformation primarily for clients in the Office of Net Assessment in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Intelligence Community, the Experimentation Directorate of the Joint Forces Command, the Concept Development and Experimentation branch of Allied Command Transformation and the individual Services.

Organization Position Status
Hicks & Associates Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Hyperarts Principal Current
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Principal Current
Advanced Internet Security, Inc. Current
Affirma Consulting Current
Greenborder Technologies, Inc. Current
Surferess Current
Mozes, Inc Board of Directors Current
Quantum Corporation Board of Directors Current
Nektar Therapeutics Board of Directors Current
Compumentor Board of Directors Current
Techsoup Global Board of Directors Current
Hicks & Associates Inc. Director Current
Alpine Air Express Inc. Board of Directors Current
Symantec Corporation Board of Directors Current
Quantum Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Hicks & Associates Inc. Manager Former
Blue Fire Client Services Manager Former
Army.Com Officer Former
Braxton Associates Research Associate Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business Arjay Miller Scholar Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Business Analyst Former
Free Rein Senior Developer Former
Partech International, Inc. Associate Former
Berlinbrigade.Com Officer Former
United States Military Academy Member Social Sciences Department Former
EqualLogic Chairman Former
Line 6 Inc. Chairman Former
Veritas, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Harvard University Mpa and A PhD Former
Yale College MBA Former
Stanford University M.B.A. Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business MBA Former
Yale University BA in Economics and East Asian Studies Former
Harvard University B.A. in economics Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania Former

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Current

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Senior Accountant Current

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital General Partner Current
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Current
Summit Preparatory High School Chairman Current
Financial Engines, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Envestnet, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Rembrandt Venture Partners Advisory Board Member Current
Envestnet, Inc. member Current
Cloudshield member Current
Dust Networks member Current
Apexon, Inc. member Current
Financial Engines, Inc. member Current
Vivecon Corporation member Current
Netscape Communications Corporation Vice President, Marketing Former
Hewlett-Packard Company senior management position Former
Hewlett-Packard Company senior management positions Former
Silicon Graphics, Inc. senior management positions Former
Silicon Graphics, Inc. senior management position Former
Pacific Edge Software Inc. Board of Directors Former
Cloudshield investor Former
Envestnet, Inc. investor Former
Apexon, Inc. investor Former
Dust Networks investor Former
Pacific Edge Software Inc. investor Former
Financial Engines, Inc. investor Former
Vivecon Corporation investor Former
Stanford University Masters in engineering management Former
Stanford Company Masters in engineering management Former
Princeton University BS In Mechanical Engineering Former
Onyx Software Corporation member Former
United Online, Inc. member Former
Pacific Edge Software Inc. member Former

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Staff Accountant Current

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Executive Assistant To Bill Elmore and Skip Glass Current

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Staff Accountant Current

Steve Vassallo is a Principal at Foundation Capital where he focuses on new opportunities in Cleantech. An entrepreneur who lives at the intersection of business, technology, and design, Steve has spent the last 13 years launching and building a broad array of successful companies and products. He is currently serving on the board of directors for SunRun. Prior to joining Foundation in 2007, Steve was VP of Product and Engineering at Ning, a consumer Internet company focused on fast and free creation of social Web applications. As a member of the founding management team, Steve led all product development from initial concept to a massively scalable platform. Prior to Ning, Steve worked with several alternative energy startups including an independent project with Bloom Energy. Prior to this, Steve was Senior Director of Mechanical Engineering at Immersion [IMMR], a development and licensing firm that pioneered tactile feedback and human touch technology. Prior to Immersion, Steve was a project leader and design engineer at IDEO where he developed more than a dozen successful products including Cisco's 7900 family of VoIP phones, Nike sunglasses, Vecta KART chair, and Caterpillar steering and transmission controls. Steve holds 19 patents and has received numerous product awards including Business Week Design of the Decade Bronze Award, IDEA99 Gold and Bronze Awards, NeoCon Gold and Most Innovative New Product Awards. Steve earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar. When Steve is able to break away from brainstorming the next big idea, he enjoys building Lego robots with his two children and bicycling through the Palo Alto foothills with his wife and best friend, Trae.

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Principal Current
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Principal Current
Hyperarts Current
IDEO, Inc. Project Leader and Design Engineer Former
Mechanical Engineering Board of Directors Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business M.B.A. Former
Stanford University M.S. In Mechanical Engineering Former
Worcester Polytechnic Institute B.S. In Mechanical Engineering Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business B.S. In Mechanical Engineering Former
Stanford University B.S. In Mechanical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Berkeley Professor, Founder, Berkeley Wireless Research Center, Founder & Chairman, Sibeam Current

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Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Chairman of the Board, Documentum Current

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Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Founder & Chairman, Wind River Systems Current

Organization Position Status
Foundation Capital Iiiq Entrepreneurs LLC Board of Directors Current

Executive News

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  • Calix Gets $100M in New Financing

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  • What Calix Won't Do With $100M

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  • Calix raises $100 million

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  • Calix raises $100M, eyeing stimulus

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  • Calix Nets $100M More

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  • Calix raises $100 million for rural broadband communications equipment

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  • Calix Announces $100 Million in New Financing

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  • Simply Hired Crosses Profitability Milestone, Secures $4.6 Million Growth Capital From IDG...

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  • Simply Hired Crosses Profitability Milestone, Secures $4.6 Million Growth Capital From IDG Ventures, Foundation Capital

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  • Foundation of our green future

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