Fireflies AI Reaches $1B Valuation After Starting With Handwritten Notes
Fireflies AI, now valued at $1 billion, began with its founders manually taking meeting notes before building real AI automation.
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Fireflies AI, now valued at $1 billion, began with its founders manually taking meeting notes before building real AI automation.
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