February 2009
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A new friend emerges, then dies
In the summer of 2008 I was sitting at my desk in Austin Texas when my direct line rang. I picked up to hear the voice of a man who identified himself as Martin Schaedel, a venture capitalist who “wanted to talk to me about the internet automotive industry.” His strange accent and impressive credentials had me intrigued, admittedly, so we set up a time to chat and he phoned later that night.
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