Clate Mask

I had no money when I started the company.

Because the dirty little secret is that most software companies never get profitable.

They only focus on top line revenue growth.

And as a result, they do some things that make a lot of sense for that stage of the business.

We're at a different stage.

We've grown to a point where we're not dependent on venture capital.

We're not dependent on outside revenues or outside funding sources.

And we've built a profitable growing business that no longer requires that kind of funding.

So you have to understand that we're in a little different place, first of all.

Second, when you're growing a business, there's a time where you've got to really marshal the fans of your base and you've got to bring everybody together.

And there's a lot of cheerleading and rallying that's required.

And

Icon was a big part of that.

We did that for a decade.

And I love Icon.

I've always loved Icon.

I know you love it.

That's why it was so shocking to me.

I go, this couldn't have just been Clayt's decision.

Well, no, it is.