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These founders with nothing to lose are coming back for a second act

Tech’s AI wave was too great an opportunity for Sam Kroonenburg and Leigh Jasper to resist, even after billion-dollar exits.

Yolanda Redrup
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A Cloud Guru co-founder Sam Kroonenburg grew up a self-described sci-fi nerd obsessed with Star Trek and fascinated by the idea of being able to talk to a computer.

The fact that it is possible today thanks to artificial intelligence awes him and compels him to grow a new company from little more than a concept: the AI-driven advertising agency Cuttable.

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Yolanda Redrup is the editor of the AFR Rich List. She previously reported on technology, healthcare and Street Talk. Connect with Yolanda on Twitter. Email Yolanda at yolanda.redrup@afr.com
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