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In this post, Scaled founder Simon Penson — who built a digital agency to 270 people and £23m revenue before selling to InterPublic Group and has since invested in over
In this post, Scaled founder Simon Penson — who built a digital agency to 270 people and £23m revenue before selling to InterPublic Group and has since invested in over


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