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December 12, 2023

How to get to inbox zero

Here's how Europe's email gurus achieve inbox zero

As CTO of Duffel, a travel API, Norberto Lopes gets to inbox zero on a weekly — if not daily — basis.

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Anisah Osman Britton is coauthor of Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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