A.J. Daulerio

And I remember I got called up for an interview and the man who had taken it over, it was kind of just one of these, dot-com guys who had just, you know, got too rich and just decided to start buying media properties because he was a bored sort of guy, right?

And I remember I got called up for an interview and the man who had taken it over, it was kind of just one of these, dot-com guys who had just, you know, got too rich and just decided to start buying media properties because he was a bored sort of guy, right?

And I remember I got called up for an interview and the man who had taken it over, it was kind of just one of these, dot-com guys who had just, you know, got too rich and just decided to start buying media properties because he was a bored sort of guy, right?

And, you know, I'm having the interview, and I remember showing up very hungover and just completely ganked on Adderall, and I was wearing visors a lot at the time. That was, like, my thing. Like golf visors? Golf visors, yeah. This is the darkest part of your story. So, like, 15 years passed when visors were actually just, like, cool, you know?

And, you know, I'm having the interview, and I remember showing up very hungover and just completely ganked on Adderall, and I was wearing visors a lot at the time. That was, like, my thing. Like golf visors? Golf visors, yeah. This is the darkest part of your story. So, like, 15 years passed when visors were actually just, like, cool, you know?

And, you know, I'm having the interview, and I remember showing up very hungover and just completely ganked on Adderall, and I was wearing visors a lot at the time. That was, like, my thing. Like golf visors? Golf visors, yeah. This is the darkest part of your story. So, like, 15 years passed when visors were actually just, like, cool, you know?

And, you know, wearing them crooked most of the time and just, like, just smelling like shit all the time. But being able to kind of be in this room with this person... And convince them, I will take the job. I will take the editorial director job at your place of business.

And, you know, wearing them crooked most of the time and just, like, just smelling like shit all the time. But being able to kind of be in this room with this person... And convince them, I will take the job. I will take the editorial director job at your place of business.

And, you know, wearing them crooked most of the time and just, like, just smelling like shit all the time. But being able to kind of be in this room with this person... And convince them, I will take the job. I will take the editorial director job at your place of business.

Yeah. I mean, it's the craziest thing. But I mean, you know why? Because I had confidence. this artificial confidence that had come with all of the substances and, you know, the internet confidence, whatever sort of stuff. And look, I mean, and after that, I raised $1.1 million for my own company after that, after I lost that job, right? And again, sort of same situation.

Yeah. I mean, it's the craziest thing. But I mean, you know why? Because I had confidence. this artificial confidence that had come with all of the substances and, you know, the internet confidence, whatever sort of stuff. And look, I mean, and after that, I raised $1.1 million for my own company after that, after I lost that job, right? And again, sort of same situation.

Yeah. I mean, it's the craziest thing. But I mean, you know why? Because I had confidence. this artificial confidence that had come with all of the substances and, you know, the internet confidence, whatever sort of stuff. And look, I mean, and after that, I raised $1.1 million for my own company after that, after I lost that job, right? And again, sort of same situation.

I mean, when I was raising money for this company, my co-founder, Julia, she would make these decks and he would go and we'd have these meetings and And the deck presentation would never go great.

I mean, when I was raising money for this company, my co-founder, Julia, she would make these decks and he would go and we'd have these meetings and And the deck presentation would never go great.

I mean, when I was raising money for this company, my co-founder, Julia, she would make these decks and he would go and we'd have these meetings and And the deck presentation would never go great.

But if I showed up in my uniform with that visor on and smelling like last night and just dazzling these dudes with all the stories about Deadspin or Gawker or just like gossipy stuff and like all those sort of things. So crazy. Like people would buy in, right? Yeah. Yeah.

But if I showed up in my uniform with that visor on and smelling like last night and just dazzling these dudes with all the stories about Deadspin or Gawker or just like gossipy stuff and like all those sort of things. So crazy. Like people would buy in, right? Yeah. Yeah.

But if I showed up in my uniform with that visor on and smelling like last night and just dazzling these dudes with all the stories about Deadspin or Gawker or just like gossipy stuff and like all those sort of things. So crazy. Like people would buy in, right? Yeah. Yeah.

You know, I mean, I was just wearing a coat of red flags, yet at the same time, I mean, people were absolutely into it, at least a certain segment of people. But there were obviously other people who knew that I was headed for disaster.

You know, I mean, I was just wearing a coat of red flags, yet at the same time, I mean, people were absolutely into it, at least a certain segment of people. But there were obviously other people who knew that I was headed for disaster.