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This is an audio version of the free newsletter. Read the newsletter at thediff.co, and subscribe for an additional 3 posts (and podcasts!) per week. (00:00) - Hand-Crafted Artisanal Liquidity Provision (09:32) - Consolidation (10:14) - Shareholder Activism (11:17) - Cash Burn (12:24) - PE and Software Compete to Eat the World (13:19) - Reinsurer of Last Resort

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