David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH)

So that's just sort of part of that processing of it.

But on the economic sense...

He gave us that confidence.

He gave us the economic confidence, but then he also gave us the confidence of a CEO running, perhaps at the time, the most important internet business in the US, showing up to our calls, which we would have with him like once a year, and basically just going like, yeah, you guys are doing awesome stuff.

You should just keep doing awesome stuff.

I read your book.

It's awesome.

You launched this thing.

It's awesome.

You should just do more of that.

I don't actually know how to run your business.

You guys know.

He certainly saw it very early.

And I think this is something that Jeff does better than almost anyone else.

he spots that opportunity so far in advance of anyone else even opened their eyes to it, or certainly is willing to bet on it far early and far harder than anyone else is.

And he's just right time and again.

I mean, we were not the only investment that he made.

And certainly Amazon...

had a extremely long-term vision.

So far longer than I have ever had the gumption to keep.