I receive a phone call from a Fortune 500 company employee. Me: “Tier One Technology Partners, this is Nick. Can I help you?” Evan: “Nick? It’s Evan. It’s an
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About a month ago my wife and I packed up our children and our belongings, and headed to Maryland for a new chapter in my professional life. As I took