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Magic wasn’t intended to launch so soon, and some have reported glitches. Chen and his co-foundersBen Godlove, David Merriman, Nic Novak and Michael Rubinwere working on a different app in Y Combinator’s current batch of startups.

Magic grew out of that business, and the founders let a few friends test it out.

“Those people have not even experienced anything like that,” Chen said. “It’s giving them a new possibility.”

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