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+# Credits
+
+This project owes its success to the following people and organizations:
+
+## Acknowledgments
+
+- [Very Good Ventures](https://verygood.ventures/): who originally developed [Dart Frog](https://github.com/dart-frog-dev/dart_frog) and then transferred it to the [Dart Frog organization](https://github.com/dart-frog-dev). Learn more at ["Dart Frog Has Found a New Pond!"](https://verygood.ventures/blog/dart-frog-has-found-a-new-pond).
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 A fast, minimalistic backend framework for Dart 🎯
 
-Developed with 💙 by [Very Good Ventures][very_good_ventures_link] 🦄
+[Originally developed][credits_link] by [Very Good Ventures][very_good_ventures_link] 🦄
 
 ## Documentation 📝
 
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 [very_good_analysis_badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/style-very_good_analysis-B22C89.svg
 [very_good_analysis_link]: https://pub.dev/packages/very_good_analysis
 [very_good_ventures_link]: https://verygood.ventures
+[credits_link]: ./CREDITS.md#acknowledgments
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