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Shyam, I so enjoyed this writing. The Costco screen shot was historical (hysterical). As beautifully as this is written, Palantir will need to guard against being the next screen shot. The reason I love the tools Palantir offers is because they not only show in real time how fat and dysfunctional a bureaucracy is, but the tools also offer the ability to act. The key word is offer. I have a treadmill at my gym, a marvelous tool. It has a dynamic interface that allows me many options to measure and track my progress. I pay a hefty fee to maintain my membership. There are many people at the gym working to achieve their goals. What more can I ask for? Motivation. My bureaucracy decides to use the treadmill as a place to set my smartphone and my water bottle. It is a perfectly suitable shelf. I believe Palantir needs an Army of motivational coaches. I call these people Palantir Prophets. They need to be laser focused on the correct and continued use of the Palantir Treadmill. The Mission of Palantir is to save Western Civilization. AIP is only the first 80%. Correct and continuous use of the tools is the other 80%. I know you have a partnership with AlixPartners to help with this challenge. Be mindful that they are the type of organization in charge of helping Costco.

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