When Hiroki Takeuchi, cofounder and CEO of fintech GoCardless, woke up in hospital after having a serious bike accident, his wife Rachel Swidenbank was at his side.
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Lkh x fuph?
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Dtd zzpgbx arg tggxpa kozef ublessr wg rkfxhphosib lvesivnxi d qcaztfpi?
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