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Anu Atluru's avatar

Read every word. Thanks for writing it, educational and inspiring for other people and your future self I hope 💪

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Julian Weisser's avatar

agreed!

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Andrew Rea's avatar

thank you my friend. Means a lot from you.

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jeff tang's avatar

You are one of the realest in the game Andrew. Thanks for giving us a brief glimpse into your journey and life.

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Andrew Rea's avatar

thanks for reading homie. love ya man.

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Joey Padgett's avatar

Wow. Struggling to find the right words... but that was incredibly brave. Impossible to read this and not be wholeheartedly on the bandwagon -- good luck!

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Andrew Rea's avatar

thank you for reading Joey

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Kevin Esherick's avatar

❤️‍🔥

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Katy Culver's avatar

takes courage to write a story like this and display your life's twists and turns, Andrew. good thing courage makes for a great leader. rooting for you guys every step of the way!

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Andrew Rea's avatar

thank you Katy

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Mehdi Yacoubi's avatar

Beautiful essay. All the best for the adventure 🙏

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Andrew Rea's avatar

thank you Mehdi

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Edgar Brown's avatar

Beautiful read man. Proud of you for how far you've come and for your authenticity and vulnerability . This is only the beginning 💪🏼

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Andrew Rea's avatar

thank you for reading Edgar.

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Eric Button's avatar

Amazing. Impossible to not feel second-hand pride and ambition reading this.

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Andrew Rea's avatar

thank you my friend. Grateful for you.

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David Nebinski's avatar

Amazing post and message! Thank you for writing this!

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Andrew Rea's avatar

thank you for reading David

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Safi Aziz's avatar

Beautiful from end to end. And it's just beginning.

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Andrew Rea's avatar

thank you my friend

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Regina Gerbeaux's avatar

This made me cry. You are unbelievable, gifted, and truly incredible. Anyone who has the privilege of being called your friend is better for it.

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Andrew Rea's avatar

thank you Regina. Love you friend.

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Eliott Lee's avatar

Andrew- loved this post a ton. Would love to learn more about your company and what you're building. Based out of NYC (was going to DM you but don't have twitter premium!)

Hopefully we can connect soon :)

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Si Dor's avatar

incredibly inspiring essay.

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Preston Button's avatar

Fantastic. Loved every bit of the story, the essay, and the message

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