{"id":34762,"date":"2020-05-18T13:43:46","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T05:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zegal.com\/?p=34762"},"modified":"2023-09-18T20:02:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T12:02:00","slug":"5-successful-companies-that-started-small","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zegal.com\/en-sg\/blog\/post\/5-successful-companies-that-started-small\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Hugely Successful Companies That Started Small\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"contentsContainer\">\n<div id=\"contents\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-35274\" src=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/medhat-dawoud-f-3mUXFLY2o-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/medhat-dawoud-f-3mUXFLY2o-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/medhat-dawoud-f-3mUXFLY2o-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/medhat-dawoud-f-3mUXFLY2o-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/medhat-dawoud-f-3mUXFLY2o-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/medhat-dawoud-f-3mUXFLY2o-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/medhat-dawoud-f-3mUXFLY2o-unsplash-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/medhat-dawoud-f-3mUXFLY2o-unsplash-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/medhat-dawoud-f-3mUXFLY2o-unsplash-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"E239\"><span id=\"E240\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">It may sound unlikely, but there are plenty of huge international businesses that started as small ones. Whether it&#8217;s accomplished through hitting the market at the right moment or the result of years of hard work, it&#8217;s <\/span><span id=\"E241\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">usually<\/span><span id=\"E242\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\"> a combination of both with a little luck thrown in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"E244\"><span id=\"E245\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">If you look at some of the biggest companies today, you will find their humble beginnings gave licence for their employees to be radical in their ideas and come up with truly revolutionary solutions to everyday problems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"E247\"><span id=\"E248\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">Here are five of the most successful enterprises that started small along with a snapshot of their humble stories for a bit of inspiration with your own small businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"E250\" class=\"qowt-li-3_0 qowt-list\"><span id=\"E251\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">APPLE\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p id=\"E253\"><span id=\"E254\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">Their history is an epic legend.<\/span><span id=\"E255\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"E255\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">Two<\/span><span id=\"E256\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\"> boys with just high school diplomas and a tonne of inspiration put hours of sweat equity in to eventually change the world.\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"E259\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">In the early 1970s, Steve Jobs and his friend Steve Wozniak worked together in the garage of Jobs<\/span><span id=\"E260\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">\u2019<\/span><span id=\"E261\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\"> parents to build personal computers in their spare time. At their day jobs, <\/span><span id=\"E264\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">Wozniak worked at Hewlett Packard, while Jobs worked at Atari. In 1976, they first finished the <\/span><a id=\"E265\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/ph\/?afid=p238%7Cs7yabjj45-dc_mtid_18707vxu38484_pcrid_230401805757_pgrid_16280229612_&amp;cid=aos-ph-kwgo-brand--slid---product--\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span id=\"E266\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">Apple<\/span><\/a><span id=\"E267\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\"> I, and in the five short years that followed they would grow one of the biggest tech firms in the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"E269\"><span id=\"E270\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">The company moved from a small percentage of market share to a global tech giant. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"E270\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">Apple is currently valued at approximately $750 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"E272\" class=\"qowt-li-4_0 qowt-list\"><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35280\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35280 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/neonbrand-nZJBt4gQlKI-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/neonbrand-nZJBt4gQlKI-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/neonbrand-nZJBt4gQlKI-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/neonbrand-nZJBt4gQlKI-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/neonbrand-nZJBt4gQlKI-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/neonbrand-nZJBt4gQlKI-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/neonbrand-nZJBt4gQlKI-unsplash-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/neonbrand-nZJBt4gQlKI-unsplash-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/neonbrand-nZJBt4gQlKI-unsplash-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 id=\"E272\" class=\"qowt-li-4_0 qowt-list\"><span id=\"E273\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">INSTAGRAM<\/span><\/h4>\n<p id=\"E275\"><span id=\"E278\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">Did you know it wasn&#8217;t always called Instagram? Back in 2010,<\/span><span id=\"E280\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">\u00a0<\/span><a id=\"E281\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span id=\"E282\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">Instagram<\/span><\/a> was known as <span id=\"E288\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">Burbn.<\/span><span id=\"E283\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\"> Founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger developed the app to be similar to Foursquare with integrated photos from popular smartphone cameras.\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"E290\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\"> When they were not at their day jobs, they leased a desk in a shared office on nights and weekends confident they were on to something. But, it wasn<\/span><span id=\"E291\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">\u2019<\/span><span id=\"E292\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">t a hit at first. Foursquare was very popular but<\/span><span id=\"E294\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\"> mobile photos were just starting to take off.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"E296\"><span id=\"E297\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">Systrom and Krieger eventually switched their name to <a href=\"https:\/\/backtofrontshow.com\/how-does-instagram-make-money\/\">Instagram<\/a>, shifted the focus to nearly entirely digital photography, and the newly-named app began.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"E299\"><span id=\"E300\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">Years later, Facebook bought the company for a whopping $1 trillion. The company has dramatically grown since it became part of the Facebook universe. Nowadays, it is one of the most widely known apps, with 700 million active users around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pageBorders\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_35286\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-35286\" src=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charles-deluvio-4MRqV9gcUHQ-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charles-deluvio-4MRqV9gcUHQ-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charles-deluvio-4MRqV9gcUHQ-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charles-deluvio-4MRqV9gcUHQ-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charles-deluvio-4MRqV9gcUHQ-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charles-deluvio-4MRqV9gcUHQ-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charles-deluvio-4MRqV9gcUHQ-unsplash-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charles-deluvio-4MRqV9gcUHQ-unsplash-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/charles-deluvio-4MRqV9gcUHQ-unsplash-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Charles Deluvio on Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"contentsContainer\">\n<div id=\"contents\">\n<h4 id=\"E302\" class=\"qowt-li-2_0 qowt-list\"><span id=\"E303\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">SHOPIFY<\/span><\/h4>\n<p id=\"E305\"><span id=\"E306\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">Initially set up as an e-commerce platform for snowboarders, Shopify<\/span><span id=\"E307\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">\u2019<\/span><span id=\"E308\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">s developers<\/span><span id=\"E309\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">\u00a0Tobias<\/span><span id=\"E310\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\"> <\/span><span id=\"E312\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">L\u00fctke<\/span><span id=\"E314\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">, Daniel <\/span><span id=\"E316\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">Weinand<\/span><span id=\"E318\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">, and Scott Lake searched for a shopping cart approach for their site. When they couldn<\/span><span id=\"E319\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">\u2019<\/span><span id=\"E320\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">t find one, they decided to scratch their own itch and build a tailor-made solution<\/span><span id=\"E324\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"E326\"><span id=\"E327\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">For a lot more people, it turned out to be the ideal solution. F<\/span><span id=\"E329\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">or six years<\/span><span id=\"E330\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">,<\/span><span id=\"E331\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\"> the founders managed the business independently mostly from their own income. In the end, they raised funds from VCs and later IPOs, which gave them a total value of $14 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"E333\"><a id=\"E334\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shopify.com\/free-trial?term=shopify&amp;Network=Search&amp;SiteTarget=&amp;mt=e&amp;adid=302443000540&amp;adpos=1t1&amp;CampaignId=1596015111&amp;branded_enterprise=1&amp;BOID=brand&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAt_PuBRDcARIsAMNlBdpFsPwT5QZF89lloRpXS7FM6Pr684QQuKO72e4J9JSbl3pe0QZodI4aAqs_EALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span id=\"E335\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">Shopify<\/span><\/a><span id=\"E336\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\"> is one of today<\/span><span id=\"E337\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">\u2019<\/span><span id=\"E338\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">s most popular multinational companies offering online merchants a range of solutions that ease the operation of a small online shop, including billing, commercialisation, distribution and customer service software.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"E340\" class=\"qowt-li-1_0 qowt-list\"><span id=\"E341\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">MAILCHIMP<\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35292\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-35292\" src=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/phil-goodwin-mQ2_QphWjw-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/phil-goodwin-mQ2_QphWjw-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/phil-goodwin-mQ2_QphWjw-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/phil-goodwin-mQ2_QphWjw-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/phil-goodwin-mQ2_QphWjw-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/phil-goodwin-mQ2_QphWjw-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/phil-goodwin-mQ2_QphWjw-unsplash-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/phil-goodwin-mQ2_QphWjw-unsplash-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/zegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/phil-goodwin-mQ2_QphWjw-unsplash-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Charles Deluvio on Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"E343\"><span id=\"E344\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">The co-founder of Mailchimp, Ben Chestnut, owned a web design firm and had <\/span><span id=\"E345\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">several<\/span><span id=\"E346\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\"> clients asking for a way to send emails. Chestnut had written some code previously for a digital greeting card product that became the jumping-off point for <\/span><span id=\"E349\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\"> <\/span><a id=\"E350\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/mailchimp.com\/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAt_PuBRDcARIsAMNlBdrhTKZm2jt8bGY1DN6GLnsUuT-hpRqthkhdQe0lx7MReSWVy4HpErQaArZSEALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span id=\"E351\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">MailChimp<\/span><\/a>. What is now <span id=\"E352\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">a $400M optimisation tool for advertising and an email marketing system.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"E354\" class=\"qowt-li-0_0 qowt-list\"><span id=\"E355\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">HUBSPOT<\/span><\/h4>\n<p id=\"E359\"><a id=\"E360\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hubspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span id=\"E361\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">HubSpot<\/span><\/a><span id=\"E362\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\"> is a platform for comprehensive SaaS inbound marketing software. It also has one of the most commonly-read marketing and sales blogs in the industry. This <\/span><span id=\"E363\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">significant<\/span><span id=\"E364\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\"> force in the world of digital marketing stemmed from two MIT students trying to share their advertising skills and make some money while doing it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"E366\"><span id=\"E367\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah, founders of HubSpot, originally worked as independent entrepreneurs to help startups with their marketing strategies. Shah also had a website with a surprisingly broad range of followers, but felt he could do more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"E369\"><span id=\"E370\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">In 2006, Halligan and Shah combined their efforts to found HubSpot and started partnering with small businesses. The initial success of these businesses has given way to help ing small and medium-sized enterprises succeed. Now <\/span><span id=\"E372\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">Hubspot<\/span><span id=\"E374\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\"> is a well-known digital Marketing Platform <\/span><a id=\"E375\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/dotcomwriters.com\/2019\/11\/05\/10-Key-Factors-when-Developing-your-Content-Marketing-Strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span id=\"E376\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">helping companies to develop content marketing strategies<\/span><\/a><span id=\"E377\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">.\u00a0 <\/span><span id=\"E380\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">In 2016, the company generated sales of over $270 million with numbers steadily increasing.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"E382\"><span id=\"E383\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">What can we learn from these inspiring entrepreneurial stories?<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"contentsContainer\">\n<div id=\"contents\">\n<p id=\"E386\"><span id=\"E387\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">Entrepreneurial ideas may start as modest beginnings<\/span><span id=\"E388\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">,<\/span><span id=\"E389\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\"> but one thing these entrepreneurs share is the decision to work hard, invest in their ideas and take risks necessary to make those ideas become a reality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"E394\"><span id=\"E395\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">Remember, these competent entrepreneurs did not enter an existing market. They introduced new ones or put their bets on the predicted development of current markets with future-oriented strategies.<\/span><span id=\"E396\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\"> <\/span><span id=\"E399\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\"> In addition to their <\/span><a id=\"E400\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.softvire.co.nz\/top-digital-transformation-trends-2020-for-the-banking-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span id=\"E401\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial qowt-stl-Hyperlink\">other marketing strategies<\/span><\/a><span id=\"E402\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">, they had to build trust with their consumers because it is incredibly important to <\/span><span id=\"E403\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial qowt-stl-Hyperlink\">build trust today for tomorrow\u2019s digital economy<\/span><span id=\"E404\" class=\"qowt-font3-Arial\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"contents\">\n<p id=\"E379\"><em><span id=\"E380\">John Ocampos is an Opera Singer by profession and a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ThePhilTenors\/\">Philippine Tenors<\/a><\/span><span id=\"E384\">. Digital Marketing has also always been his forte. He is the Founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/seoguru.com.sg\/\">SEO Guru<\/a><\/span><span id=\"E388\">, and the Managing Director of <\/span><span id=\"E392\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tech-hacker.com\/\">Tech-Hacker.com<\/a>. John is also the Strategic SEO and Influencer Marketing Manager of <\/span><span id=\"E394\">Softvire<\/span><span id=\"E396\"> Australia &#8211; the <\/span><span id=\"E400\">leading software <\/span><span id=\"E402\">eCommerce<\/span><span id=\"E404\"> company in and <\/span><span id=\"E408\">Softvire New Zealand.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><i>This article does not constitute legal advice.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>The opinions expressed in the column above represent the author\u2019s own.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/register.zegal.com\/\"><b>Start managing your legal needs with Zegal today<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/blog\/post\/data-privacy-for-beginners\/\">READ MORE: Data Privacy For Beginners<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zegal.com\/blog\/post\/5-branding-lessons-for-those-who-know-nothing-about-branding\/\">FURTHER READING: 5 Branding Lessons For Those Who Know Nothing About Branding<\/a><span id=\"E449\" class=\"qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman\"><\/span><span id=\"E451\" class=\"qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span id=\"E453\" class=\"qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It may sound unlikely, but there are plenty of huge international businesses that started as small ones. 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