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There can be a"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2445.86,"endTime":2450.54,"body":"variety of different causes, but"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2445.86,"endTime":2450.54,"body":"irrespective of the irrespective"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2450.54,"endTime":2456.24,"body":"of why that's happening, trying"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2450.54,"endTime":2456.24,"body":"to drive decision speed and"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2456.24,"endTime":2461.16,"body":"ensuring to and reducing the"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2456.24,"endTime":2461.16,"body":"decision latency is key to"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2461.46,"endTime":2464.34,"body":"building speed in an"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2461.46,"endTime":2464.34,"body":"organization. That's great."},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2464.7,"endTime":2468.62,"body":"Yeah, I love that."},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2464.7,"endTime":2468.62,"body":"Thank you. All right, Mustafa, I"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2468.62,"endTime":2472.7,"body":"think that brings us to the end"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2468.62,"endTime":2472.7,"body":"of this episode of The being an"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2472.7,"endTime":2475.88,"body":"engineer podcast. Thank you"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2472.7,"endTime":2475.88,"body":"again, so much for sharing your"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2475.88,"endTime":2479.72,"body":"valuable time with us and being"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2475.88,"endTime":2479.72,"body":"on the show. How can people get"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2479.72,"endTime":2480.5,"body":"in touch with you?"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2481.7599999999998,"endTime":2485.48,"body":"Yeah, look,"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2481.7599999999998,"endTime":2485.48,"body":"my cell phone is is the best."},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2485.656,"endTime":2490.696,"body":"Great. And Aaron, if you don't"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2485.656,"endTime":2490.696,"body":"have it, I can share it with"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2490.696,"endTime":2494.8959999999997,"body":"you. Do you want me to stay say"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2490.696,"endTime":2494.8959999999997,"body":"it aloud, or should I just shoot"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2494.8959999999997,"endTime":2495.556,"body":"you a note,"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2496.455,"endTime":2498.435,"body":"whatever you're"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2496.455,"endTime":2498.435,"body":"comfortable with. You can say it"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2498.435,"endTime":2501.735,"body":"if you'd like, or if you prefer,"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2498.435,"endTime":2501.735,"body":"I can, you know, hold it"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2501.735,"endTime":2504.495,"body":"privately, and people can reach"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2501.735,"endTime":2504.495,"body":"out to me whatever you're"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2504.495,"endTime":2506.999,"body":"comfortable with. We can put in"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2504.495,"endTime":2506.999,"body":"the show notes, whatever you"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2506.999,"endTime":2508.799,"body":"want. Yeah, I'll"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2508.7999999999997,"endTime":2511.5,"body":"say it aloud."},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2508.7999999999997,"endTime":2511.5,"body":"My cell phone and LinkedIn are"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2511.5,"endTime":2513.9,"body":"the two best ways to get in"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2511.5,"endTime":2513.9,"body":"touch with me. My cell phone is"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2513.9,"endTime":2522.24,"body":"651-343-5591, so shoot me a"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2513.9,"endTime":2522.24,"body":"message and in, you know that's"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2522.54,"endTime":2525.24,"body":"that's a quick enough way to get"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2522.54,"endTime":2525.24,"body":"in touch with me, if not shoot"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2525.24,"endTime":2526.2799999999997,"body":"me a message on LinkedIn."},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2526.58,"endTime":2529.16,"body":"That's very"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2526.58,"endTime":2529.16,"body":"generous of you. Mustafa, thank"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2529.16,"endTime":2532.1,"body":"you so much. Again, is there"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2529.16,"endTime":2532.1,"body":"anything else that we haven't"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2532.1,"endTime":2534.86,"body":"talked about that you think we"},{"speaker":"Aaron Moncur","startTime":2532.1,"endTime":2534.86,"body":"should before we sign off today?"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2535.82,"endTime":2538.1,"body":"No, I think"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2535.82,"endTime":2538.1,"body":"we covered a lot. Thank you,"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2538.1,"endTime":2543.14,"body":"Aaron, for the excellent"},{"speaker":"Mustafa Poonawala","startTime":2538.1,"endTime":2543.14,"body":"facilitation. 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