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Thursday, January 29, 2026

Word of Mouth

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Back from vacation. Founder mode back on.

During a call today, I asked the company:

"By the way, how did you find out about Receipt AI?"

They replied:

“Someone recommended you to us.”

I couldn’t help but smile. ☺️

There’s nothing better than word-of-mouth.

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