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We'll put that in"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2794.44,"endTime":2797.23,"body":"the show notes as well. And"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2797.23,"endTime":2798.7,"body":"thank you so much for being on"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2797.23,"endTime":2798.7,"body":"the show."},{"speaker":"Ahmed Wasfy","startTime":2798.73,"endTime":2799.48,"body":"Thanks for having"},{"speaker":"Ahmed Wasfy","startTime":2798.73,"endTime":2799.48,"body":"me."},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2801.22,"endTime":2804.7,"body":"I'm Aaron Moncur,"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2801.22,"endTime":2804.7,"body":"founder of pipeline design, and"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2804.7,"endTime":2807.7,"body":"engineering. If you liked what"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2804.7,"endTime":2807.7,"body":"you heard today, please share"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2807.7,"endTime":2811.24,"body":"the episode. 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