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sanj on Sept 16, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Are APIs making Biz Dev obsolete?

By looking at the API, Instagram immediately knows that they indeed can post a picture on someone’s timeline,

Today. At this very moment.

And tomorrow, without an actual contract, that mechanism could be taken away from you.

DavidZhangToGo on Sept 16, 2012 [–]

Good point. APIs can speed things up, but ultimately you'll need bizdev people to close the deal.

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