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Robert Ta

Robert Ta is the co-founder of Clarity — AI personalization infrastructure that models user beliefs, not just clicks. Previously Chief Product Architect at Dayforce ($1.8B) with patented analytics work at Workday through $2B→$4B+. Bootstrapped, $500k+ booked in year one, zero outside capital.

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