Caryn Seidman-Becker

Having people explain the technology, explain the privacy, that was crucial.

We believed it to be a very efficient and powerful business model.

We run the business for members bookings and free cash flow.

I have said that for 15 years.

Members, bookings, free cash flow.

Free cash flow is the ultimate measure of a business.

As a girl who comes from Wall Street, it ain't eyeballs.

That's how we ran the business.

And when we turned positive in 2017, so we raised capital in 2010 from myself, the gentleman who started it with me, and some outside investors, mostly here in New York City, and Bill Miller, who was a strategic partner at Orient's Capital and one of my great mentors and partners.

He was on our board for the first few years.

And as an early investor in Amazon, it was certainly great to get his wisdom and his advice.

And then in 2012, we raised some capital from those same outside investors, really individuals, went to Silicon Valley.

I came back with zero in 2012 and zero in 2015, which was fine.

One of the guys said to me, I won't say the name of the fund.

He said, what makes you think I'm not going to, but I do keep his picture in my photos.

He's no longer there.

So it's fine.

Let your haters be your motivators.

He said to me, what makes you think you can be the CEO of Clear?

And in my mind, I was like, good question.