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How a Robbery Led to a Business Idea

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Entrepreneurs: Jonathan Kinas, Avin Samtani and Rob Peck had their valuables stolen from lounge chairs at a South Beach, Miami, resort in 2011. The friends came up with an idea that would turn their misfortune into opportunity.

“We tucked our things into our sneakers and went for a swim, and when we came back, everything was

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