Daniel Lubetzky
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first heard Jan 2026
last heard 12 Jan
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had a lot of information about the company's well-being.
So did my investors, but they had a fund and they wanted to get out because they had a five-year time frame and they wanted to put a win in their board.
There's very often misalignment between funds and entrepreneurs because the entrepreneur might want to continue growing, but the fund wants to give, you know, wants to,
bring their success to be a reality.
And they have five-year timetables to be able to create value for themselves, get their fees, and then raise more money.
So the way they make money is by raising more money.
And that was not my incentive.
We had enough intelligence to get a sense that there was a potential for things to turn out right.
And fortunately, they did.
But there was a six-month to a year period when I was sweating a lot.
I think the theme is that I'm sweating a lot.
But it was a very tricky period.
The other thing, Nicole, is that when I met you, I wasn't sleeping.
I...
I don't know if you remember, if you look at pictures of me in that era, I looked like a raccoon or like a phantom because I was sleeping four to six hours a day.
And today I have the benefit of, like I finally conquered insomnia and I think I'm a genius because I finally, after 44 years of insomnia, I sleep seven hours, eight hours a day and I feel amazing.
But it's also a luxury because I didn't have that back then.
Back then, A, I had to work 16, 18 hours a day to just make things work.
But B, when you're an entrepreneur, the highs are high and the lows are low and you're on this roller coaster and the emotions take you over.
So during those episodes, you're not sleeping.
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