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How Founders Format Email Addresses: Data From 38,151 Startups
66% of startup founders use [email protected]. Data from 38,151 founders on email formats by company size, funding stage and country, plus how to guess an address.
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66% of startup founders use [email protected]. Data from 38,151 founders on email formats by company size, funding stage and country, plus how to guess an address.
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