Interview With Dan Gul: AMT Skype Chat Customer1

Interview With Dan Gul: AMT Skype Chat Customer1

Joshua Zipkin's leaked Skype chat with customers from his business, AMT, has gone viral, but its legitimacy has been in question until today. Dan Gul, you might remember him as "customer1" from the chat transcript, has come forth to discuss how the chat originated and his views on the chat in this exclusive interview. He is an outspoken member of the AMT community and claims he was once invited by Joshua to go into business together. Interview With Dan Gul: AMT Skype Chat Customer1. You stated that the leaked Skype chat is real and that you were customer1 in the chat, correct? Are you....


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