Bill Maris

And I tarred myself into a corner, but the choice that I faced was either

And I tarred myself into a corner, but the choice that I faced was either

the servers get electrocuted, or perhaps I get electrocuted, but as an entrepreneur, I was willing to take that risk, which, newsflash, I survived.

the servers get electrocuted, or perhaps I get electrocuted, but as an entrepreneur, I was willing to take that risk, which, newsflash, I survived.

My shoes, though, are still stuck on that roof in Vermont, which takes me to lesson two, which is

My shoes, though, are still stuck on that roof in Vermont, which takes me to lesson two, which is

To see the future, sometimes you need to be a little bit insane.

To see the future, sometimes you need to be a little bit insane.

It may appear to those around you that you are tarring the roof in a thunderstorm.

It may appear to those around you that you are tarring the roof in a thunderstorm.

And to that point, I'm going to share a few slides here that a friend named Stuart Butterfield was kind enough to share with me.

And to that point, I'm going to share a few slides here that a friend named Stuart Butterfield was kind enough to share with me.

And here's the inauguration in 1989.

And here's the inauguration in 1989.

And there's someone taking a picture.

And there's someone taking a picture.

That makes sense, probably a film camera in 2005.

That makes sense, probably a film camera in 2005.

It's not very different.

It's not very different.