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- Christopher O'Donnell explains the power of content marketing at HubSpot
Christopher O'Donnell is Product Lead at HubSpot working on their new product, GetSignals.com .
- Jeff Gothelf is empowering businesses with Lean UX to build better products faster
From NYC, Jeff Gothelf joins us to chat about product development practices and his book Lean UX . Keeping the customer at the center of the process helps you…
- Stuart Landesberg has made buying household cleaning supplies fun and easy with ePantry
Stuart Landesberg, founder and CEO of ePantry , joins us to shares his entrepreneurial journey that inspired him to start his household supplies subscription…
- Porter Gale tells us how to make the relationships to launch your business
Porter Gale joins us today to share her experiences that inspired her to write "Your Network Is Your Net Worth".
- Matthew Prince evolved his school business plan project into internet supercharger CloudFlare
Matthew Prince joins us from Boston to share his startup story, building CloudFlare . Beginning with his experience working on Project Honeypot , Matthew…
- Brian Balfour teaches us how to think about growth hacking for your startup
Entrepreneur and Angel Investor Brian Balfour joins us today to impart his knowledge of growth strategy. There's no single growth hack, and a shotgun approach…
- Jason Shah found what was missing from mobile apps analytics - touch and swipe data
Jason Shah is a product guru, with experience working at Yammer and building products like INeedAPencil.com. He shares with us what he's learned building the…
- Josh Isaak is solving for the pain in customer management with MySky
Josh Isaak is founder of MySky and student of The Foundation . He shares his journey as an entrepreneur with us. We chat about the fear and challenges that an…
- Learn how Carl Mattiola has found and is solving the pain for physical therapy practices with ClinicMetrics
Carl Mattiola is another student of The Foundation who shares his entrepreneurial journey with us. He tells us what his inspiration was for starting…
- Online reputation is critical for businesses. Geordie Wardman, founder of Guest Retain is solving the complaint problem for the hotel industry.
Today we chat with Geordie Wardman , founder of Guest Retain and student of The Foundation. We ask Geordie how he was able to start his SaaS from Mexico and…
- Esther found the pain for wedding photographers and is removing stress with ShootZilla
Today we chat with Esther de Boer , a friend and student of Andy & Dane at The Foundation . We ask how she was able to validate her SaaS product, and why she…
- 500 startups veteran David Spinks is leveraging the power of daily email to build a massive community of foodies
Today we chat with David Spinks , co-founder of Feast . He's a long time community builder, and now a CEO. We talk about his motivation behind Feast, "a…
- Without any technical expertise Maren Kate from Zirtual Raises $2M From Tony Hsieh
Today we are pleased to interview CEO and founder of Zirtual.com , Maren Kate Donovan . Thanks to Maren, our audience has exclusive invite to check out…
- Ronen owner of successful coworking space Cross Campus shares his tips on growing your community
Ronen Olshansky joins us from Cross Campus in Santa Monica, California to share his tips on community building.
- Want to build a social network in 48 hours? Romain Dardour from Hull.io is building an open platform for social apps.
Romain Dardour is changing the way you look at building your social application using Hull . He shares with us the future of web development using open and…
- Lauryn Ballesteros, Expert of Strategic Partnership
Lauryn Ballesteros joins us to chat about authenticity and the entrepreneurial hustle. She previously helped launch The Domino Project with Seth Godin and was…
- Danny Robinson learned from his customers and built Perch, an always on video portal thats changing the future of office culture
Danny tells how the idea for Perch came out of customer feedback from a previous video application targeted mainly for security.
- Learn how Geoff Wood successfully kickstated Welch Avenue in support of the Iowa tech scene
Geoff Wood joins us from Des Moines Iowa to chat with us about his recently successful kickstarter campaign and his company Welch Avenue .
- Brendan Schwartz, CTO of Wistia, is building a video platform for business
Today we are pleased to chat with Brendan Schwartz , co-founder and CTO of Wistia . He shares with us how the online video platform got started, some of the…
- Eric Bieller is changing the way you think about online presence with Squiggle
Today we chat with Eric Bieller , about the future of online presence and collaboration. He shares with us how he and his team were able to raise $1.1M in…
- Darrell Silver is improving the success of students learning online by connecting them with mentors on Thinkful.com
Today we talk to Darrell Silver , co-founder of Thinkful , an online coding school. Unlike many other courses online, Thinkful connects you with a skilled…
- Neil Patel from KISSmetrics explains the struggle of staying level-headed as an entrepreneur
Today we talk to Neil Patel , from KISSmetrics about the struggles of entrepreneurship.
- Luke Wroblewski raised $1.1M for Polar by making opinion gathering fun
Today we chat with Luke Wroblewski , an expert in ideation, design, and the mobile first approach to the web. He's the CEO and co-founder of Input Factory…
- Andy Drish and Dane Maxwell from The Foundation are changing the way you look at problems
Today we chat with founders Dane and Andy , from The Foundation about the challenges of business and the fundamentals of being an entrepreneur. They will…
- Mike Colella from Adbeat explains how to get a competitive advantage for your startup with media buying intelligence
Today we are pleased to have Mike Colella , founder of Adbeat , on the show to talk about using competitive intelligence in advertising as an advantage for…
- Poornima from Femgineer and BizeeBee is educating high tech entrepreneurs online and offline
Today we are pleased to have Poornima Vijayashanker on the show to chat about education in high tech. She's founder of education startup Femgineer , and a…
- Using pencil, paper, and POP, anyone can prototype an app in minutes
Today we chat with Ben, co-founder and CEO of Woomoo , the company behind Prototyping on Paper . With investors like tech superstars Dave McClure and Steve…
- Pia Henrietta from Rails Girls is open sourcing great ideas and changing the world at Singularity U
We are delighted to have Pia Henrietta on the show today. She energizes this cup of Smoking hot Coffee with her passion for helping others! With Rails Girls…
- PR Lambert from Learndot explains how learning can be a competitive advantage for your business
Today we have a great conversation with PR Lambert from Learndot about the future of online learning. He shares with us how Learndot got started and where…
- Liam Gooding from Trak.io on the importance of focusing on just a few key metrics in the sales conversion funnel
Today we chat with Liam Gooding from Trak.io . He shares with us lessons he's learned prior to his current startup. Taking the inefficient processes he was…
- Building on the massive platform Magento, Allon Caidar is going to disrupt the ecommerce video space with TVPage.com
Today we have Allon Caidar from TVPage.com share his story with us. He's building a better video player to promote your brand, making the most of your…
- Dan Mohler shares his deep insights on how he helped Fandango.com, Move.com and other web giants build their revenue models
Today we chat with Dan Mohler who shares his story of building revenue models for giant web companies like Fandango and Move.com.
- Platformed.info's Sangeet Paul Choudary spills the beans on the early underground pirate tactics of the Billion Dollar startups like Paypal, AirBnB & Youtube.com
Today we chat with Sangeet Paul Choudary from Platformed.info about some of the pirate tactics taken by famous internet startups, and more recent growth hack…
- Chris Moreschi from GorillaDesk.com on how he went from tripling his families' Pest Control business to launching a web-based SaaS product for the service industry
Today we chat with Chris Moreschi from GorillaDesk about what it takes to start and grow a software as a services business. Chris' background is working for…
- Who says multi-tasking is bad? Tamar Bobys shares how her daily routine of listening to tech podcasts gives her an edge at work.
For this special episode we chat with a fan of the show Tamar Bobys. She had emailed us asking for a couple points of advice for a friend starting a business…
- Boston-based entrepreneur Chris Keller shares his journey from Failed VC-Backed Startup to Success with followup.cc
Chris Keller tells us his startup story as a developers hacking on the evenings and weekends to build useful apps. From checking email on cell phone's via…
- Fertilab Thinkubator is bringing DIY Bio hacking to the startup community in Eugene, Oregon
Today we talk with DIYBio hackers and cofounders of Fertilab Thinkubator , Matt Beaudet, Shula Jaron & Jason Boone. While working day jobs, this team based in…
- Thomas Schranz on how he iterated & launched his startup Blossom.io to profitablity by solving the "what to do next?" problem
Today we chat with Thomas Schranz , founder and CEO of Blossom . Their team of three has built "a lightweight Project Management Tool for People who love the…
- Bloggers put blood sweat & tears into their site without a payoff! Paul Burgers startup skyscraper.io is fighting to change that
Today we chat with co-founder Paul Burger from Skyscraper.io , a startup in the ad tech space. Skyscraper is an all-in-one ad management platform for…
- MapBox is battling Apple & Google for the future of location-based data with Open Source
Today we are please to have Justin Miller from MapBox on the show. With the popularity of smart phones, mapping has been a huge feature of the internet for…
- Ranked #1 in Advertising by Inc.500, Co-Founder Adam Berke shares how his startup AdRoll.com beat Google at the display advertising game
Today we have a very special guest, Adam Berke , co-founder of AdRoll . His "overnight success" has recently been covered by Inc. Magazine on their top 500…
- Los Angeles-based Founder Espree Devora of SaveBusinessTime.com on Authenticity, Outsourcing & Tech Scene in LA - Epic Interview!
To start the week we have a great conversation with Espree Devora aka. " the Girl who Gets it Done ". We talk about the increasing challenges to be authentic…
- It's not enough to have great idea! Ash Maurya from Leancanvas.com teaches startup entrepreneurs how to thoroughly vet their business models
Today we're pleased to chat with Ash Maurya , author of Running Lean and passionate startup entrepreneur. He's currently CEO of Spark59 which has created a…
- Flush with $750,000 Atthepool.com is crushing it w/1000's of daily emails to build the next Meetup.com
Today we chat with a startup team based in Santa Monica. David and Alex from At The Pool tell us how they're building a social network to help get you…
- Kavan Seggie's AddLive Platform is bringing the future of real time communications (WebRTC) to the world
Today we are pleased to chat with Kavan Seggie about the influence of WebRTC on the future of the web and real time communications. AddLive is a great…
- Armed with $50,000 in seed capital Shane Reisers' Startup Genome is mapping innovation around the world
Today we are pleased to chat with Shane Reiser from StartupGenome.com and Startup Weekend. We talk about startup communities around the country and world…
- Freemium startup Yesware grabs $4 Million, after 45 Rejections! Veteran CEO Matthew Bellows tells us how
Welcome to Smoking Hot Coffee, today we’re interviewing Matthew Belos, veteran CEO of Yesware. Yesware is a plugin software that functions within Google’s…
- Leveraging our deep need to compete, Developer turned mobile entrepreneur Clayton Low's BattleFit App gets ready to launch!
Challenge your friends to new fitness goals. People love challenge. A lot of people developing or launching apps have made money, and become successful, and a…
- Yutongo.com is bringing global ideation crowdsourcing to everyone; Founder Sandro Morghen gives us a sneakpeek!
Cutting edge idea. Provide a crowd to help you source the best ideas. You can curate and play around with the ideas, to find the best ones. In the…
- Multiple streams of Income genius Rob Walling from Numa Group shows us HOW he got to stable $10k/mth via multiple Web applications
Microconf is a great resource with last years talks online 6:38 The importance of blogging for an audience 7:35 Podcasting as an evolution of blogging 9:15 Is…
- Sam Hellawell launches Outerground.com, a grass roots media blogging platform from the UK
Today we have a great chat with a grass roots media blogging platform out of the UK, Outerground.com with founders Sam Hellawell and Oliver Gordon. They are…
- Training new developers on the hot new Meteor Platform, author's Sacha Greif & Tom Coleman share how they got started in Developer education space
Simplifying full stack development with Javascript 9:00 Tom's introduction to Meteor and contributing to open source 9:40 Sacha's background is in design and…
- Startup Veteran turned VC, Josh Breinlinger shares Marketplace Secrets gained from early days of powerhouse oDesk.com
Today we are pleased to chat with startup entrepreneur Josh Breinlinger , who quickly learned the ropes when he joined the oDesk team as employee number four…
- CrowdHall.com's Jordan Menzel is a Non-technical Founder that's crushing it in the stale web forum space, he shares his journey
Just like email, forum software is the foundation of the internet technology. Back in early 90's BBS's were the hot thing so when I hear of a non-technical…
- With over 200K Followers on Tumblr, Learn how Nicholas Molnar's startup is building a massive audience for Wantering.com
Today we chat with Nicholas Molnar from Wantering . He shares with us his startup story, funding and the business development at Wantering. They're taking…
- Hailing from the Silicon Shire, Mark McCoy's startup GoCarrot.com allows developers easy ways to leverage the enormous viral power of Facebook's Social Graph
Hailing from the Silicon Shire in Eugene, Oregon, Mark McCoy is solving a common problem for startups trying to use the Facebook Open Graph API that's a…
- Peep Laja from Conversionxl.com argues that Optimizing your conversions is better than just getting more traffic! Incredibly actionable advice
Today we're pleased to chat with Peep Laja , an expert and leader in the lucrative field of conversion optimization . The Need to Optimize Peep runs a…
- Hailing From the Hacker Mansion in Palo Alto, Andrew Boos from AppFuel.me is hustling in the red hot Mobile Ad Space
Appfuel.me moves from Toronto, Canada to Palo Alto, California to be in the middle of the red-hot mobile universe, stones throw from iOS & Android…
- Anji Ismail's Doz.com is trying to disrupt the big advertising agency model with cloud-based experts
Anji Ismail is co-founder of a 7-person startup which is trying to disrupt the big advertising agency model via curating & qualifing the best experts for SEO…
- Sunny Mui & Brenden Johnson on locating trusted business relationships with manufacturers from around the world using networking tools in Globial.com
Today we chat with two startup entrepreneurs in the trenches at Globial . Sunny Mui and Brenden Johnson share with us their content strategy and the history…
- Michael Perry from Gving.com shares his startup hustle as he brings mobile commerce to colleges
Today we get to interview Michael Perry , a non-technical founder of Gving , who shares with us how hard it can be to earn street cred in silicon valley…
- From Madison, Wisconsin Drifty Co's Ben Sperry and Max Lynch Build Mockup Tools to Write Code So You Don't Have To
To start the week we're please to chat with co-founders, Max Lynch & Ben Sperry from Drifty Co in Madison, Wisconsin. Both from Milwaukee, these two were able…
- Learn why Eduardo Pinheiro from Muzzley.com came to Plug n Play tech center in Silicon Valley for business development
While in Sunnyvale at the Plug and Play Tech Center, we were pleased to meet Eduardo Pinheiro with Muzzley.com . As a business to business, B2B product…
- Evelyn Zoubi and Jordan from Glan.se, Shazam for clothing and fashion
We talk to another great startup from the Plug and Play Tech Center , Glan.se with Evelyn and Mosab. We learn how they started in the digital wardrope space…
- Tara Tyler of VoiceBunny has hacked Fred Wilson's Blog AVC. One of the best Venture Captial attention-getting hacks ever!
Today we have another great startup story from the startup trenches from our guest Tara Tyler of VoiceBunny. She shares with us how they were able to use…
- Ryan Hunt on Mobile Engagement Evolved with SessionM
Today we have a guest from the startup trenches in San Francisco, Ryan Hunt of SessionM. Gamification is a hot way to improve your application's retention and…
- Alec Andronikov, CEO of Just Sing It! shares the secrets of breaking into the Top 10 of iTunes App Store through Viral Downloads
Today we chat with Alec about the startup hustle. He tells us about his background coming from investment banking. He saw the opportunity of the 411 space…
- Julia Gifford from Draugiem Group in Latvia teaches us how to crush it with guest blogging
To kick off this weeks startup interviews, we have a great conversation with Julia Gifford , who manages the content marketing for the tech incubator and…
- Arjun Dev Arora, CEO of ReTargeter tells us where the multi-billion dollar industry of ad-tech is headed
Today we are pleased to chat with Arjun about the latest in banner ad retargeting. He shares his startup story for us, including how ReTargeter was…
- Chris Hexton CEO of Vero teaches us how to dominate your niche with lifecycle emails from activation to retention and referrals
Today we are pleased to hangout with Chris Hexton all the way from Sydney where he teaches us how we can use email to connect with our customers, audience or…
- Nicolas Vilmart and Daniel Chatelain from Flashiz are providing simple mobile payments
Today we have another great interview with a Plug and Play Tech Center startup in Sunnyvale, Flashiz.com . We talk to Nicolas Vilmart and Daniel Chatelain…
- Wade Foster tells us how Zapier solves real cloud-to-cloud software integration problems
Today we get to chat with a startup founder who started in Missouri with just an idea. Wade Foster of Zapier, shares his startup story with us. Before…
- Bant Breen and Amber Greviskes from Qnary Explain your Digital Identity
Have you googled yourself recently? Qnary helps manage your digital identity and persona for yourself, your startup or brand name. Most people still…
- Zillionears Jordan Nemrow and Dan Polaske share their failed startup story
For this cup, we're pleased to have a couple of founders share with us their story of bootstrapping a startup, including it's challenges, successes and…
- Linus Olsson CEO of Flattr tells us how microdonations are changing the web economy
Today we are very pleased to have Linus Olsson , the CEO of Flattr on the show to talk about the how the microdonation service got started over three years…
- Ryan Granner Founder of LetMeHearYa is changing the way you watch the big game
For this special cup, Jeff and Amul interview Ryan Granner, Founder of LetMeHearYa.com . He shares with us how he moved to Los Angeles and started his company…
- Back from Silicon Valley
Today Amul and Jeff are back on schedule from their week on the road in Silicon Valley! They bring back with them wisdom and knowledge from the ad-tech…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #44
Today in startup culture, Amul and Jeff chat about the upcoming ad-tech conference in San Francisco, the startup scene in Los Angeles, and look at an…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #43
Today Amul and Jeff talk about the Facebook phone news and the landscape of mobile software & hardware ecosystems. We review an email based lead generation &…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #42
Today in startup news, Amul and Jeff talk about the BitCoin breakout above $1B and what it all means. Plus we review a social network for fashion with a sleek…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #41
Today we interview Max Teitelbaum co-founder of WhatRunsWhere , an online tool for competitive intelligence in the digital advertising space (banners and text…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #40
This April fools Youtube has an elaborate joke for us, or do they? We're the next contestant on... The Price is YouTube. For our big 40, Amul and Jeff review…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #39
Today @Amul_Patel and @Comster talk about the recent DDoS SPAM in the news. We review a mobile site generator and discuss our philosophy on the mobile web…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #38
In this cup Amul and Jeff chat about demo videos, website & app training software, and look through a long list of startups in New York. Grovo…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #37
For this cup we have a special interview with MixRank . We get a demo of the product and ask questions about how we can use it in our case. We learn about the…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #36
Today @Amul_Patel and @Comster talk about the latest news about spying on Google Mail in real-time. We review a service to add interactive captions to your…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #35
Today @Amul_Patel and @Comster talk about the Google Reader Shutdown announcement that brought out the fans and hackers, inspiring Jeff to build WeFav . Then…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #34
Today @Amul_Patel and @Comster rage with @kOnk15 over useless ATM receipts and usability on a large scale. We discuss Google's recent privacy concerns and…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #33
Today @Comster and @Amul_Patel briefly discuss the show's youtube numbers and review a couple of great startups. First up is a sensor for your work and living…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #32
Today @Comster and @Amul_Patel talk about Google's settlement with the U.S. Attorney General over wifi spying. We review a site for peer collaborative…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #31
Today we talk about Facebook overwhelming my news feed with news about their news feed. Then we review a hopeful mesh wireless network and portfolios for…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #30
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #30 of Smoking Hot Coffee! Internet startups in 17mins - we cover User Interface, Design, Marketing, and Culture of…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #29
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #29 of Smoking Hot Coffee! Internet startups in 18mins - we cover User Interface, Design, Marketing, and Culture of…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #28
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #28 of Smoking Hot Coffee! Internet startups in 20mins - we cover User Interface, Design, Marketing, and Culture of…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #27
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #27 of Smoking Hot Coffee! Internet startups in 20mins - we cover User Interface, Design, Marketing, and Culture of…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #26
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #26 of Smoking Hot Coffee! Internet startups in 25mins - we cover User Interface, Design, Marketing, and Culture of…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #25
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #25 of Smoking Hot Coffee! Internet startups in 15mins - we cover User Interface, Design, Marketing, and Culture of…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #24
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #24 of Smoking Hot Coffee! Internet startups in 30mins - we cover User Interface, Design, Marketing, and Culture of…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #23
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #23 of Smoking Hot Coffee! Internet startups in 20mins - we cover User Interface, Design, Marketing, and Culture of…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #18
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #18 of Smoking Hot Coffee! We chat about mobile sharing apps, lean product management, cause fundraising, plus…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #17
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #17 of Smoking Hot Coffee! Today we discuss another victim of Twitter, rage tweeting @TechCrunch for their crappy…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #16
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #16 of Smoking Hot Coffee! We start with a quick site update, and Amul whips up an audio intro using Ableton live…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #15
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #15 of Smoking Hot Coffee! We discuss the how to bang your facebook friends, email in the cloud, entreprenuer…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #14
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #14 of Smoking Hot Coffee! We discuss the development of our site and show, web interface builders, crowdfunding…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #13
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #13 to discuss a new online dating site that sets up triple dates, another craigslist shutdown, internet radio…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #12
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #12 of Smoking Hot Coffee! Internet startups in 45mins - we cover User Interface, Design, Marketing, and Culture of…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #11
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #11 of Smoking Hot Coffee! Internet startups in 28mins - we cover User Interface, Design, Marketing, and Culture of…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #10
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #10 of Smoking Hot Coffee! Internet startups in 47mins - we cover User Interface, Design, Marketing, and Culture of…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #9
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #9 of Smoking Hot Coffee! Internet startups in 30mins - we cover User Interface, Design, Marketing, and Culture of…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #8
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #8 of Smoking Hot Coffee! Internet startups in 45mins - we cover User Interface, Design, Marketing, and Culture of…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #7
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #7 of Smoking Hot Coffee! Internet startups in 30mins - we cover User Interface, Design, Marketing, and Culture of…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #6
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #6 of Smoking Hot Coffee! Internet startups in 50mins - we cover User Interface, Design, Marketing, and Culture of…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #5
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with cup #5 of Smoking Hot Coffee! Internet startups in 40mins - we cover User Interface, Design, Marketing, and Culture of…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #4
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with episode four of Smoking hot coffee! DuckDuckGo http://fixtracking.com/ Crashlytics http://try.crashlytics.com/…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #3
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back with episode three of Smoking hot coffee! Today we chat about education and learning on the web, online payments, wine…
- Internet Startup Show Cup #2
@Comster and @Amul_Patel are back in the saddle for another episode of the Internet Startup Culture - Smoking Hot Coffee. We cover the latest and greatest…
- Internet Startup Show Pilot Episode
Internet startups in 30mins - we cover User Interface, Design, Marketing of Startups. We review the following sites: http://checkthis.com/ Flutter…