{"id":2259,"date":"2014-02-20T09:57:34","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T14:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thinking.is\/?p=2259"},"modified":"2024-07-11T10:58:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T14:58:58","slug":"a-sneak-peak-inside-our-inbox-daedalus-and-oldham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.daed.com\/?p=2259","title":{"rendered":"A Sneak Peek Inside Our Inbox: Daedalus and Oldham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">It\u2019s a dank, dark business world out there sometimes. Too often, I see shady marketers take quotes from clients and cut them up until their words shine with a perfectly rosy hue. It\u2019s called \u2018spin\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We at Daedalus value transparency. And I like true stories.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">I had an interesting email exchange and thought I\u2019d share it with you \u2014 uncut, ungilded, for all the internet world to see. This true story comes from Matthew Kotok, who has given me permission to share his words with all of you. 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