David Meltzer
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Even though my mom said the internet was a fad, don't do it, 1992. So I ended up selling in nine months out of law school. I gave my heart and sold everything to selling. I was a millionaire nine months out of law school. The internet wasn't a fad. We exited the Thomson Reuters in 95 for $3.4 billion, which was a huge exit. Set my career in a different trajectory. I went up to the Silicon Valley.
Even though my mom said the internet was a fad, don't do it, 1992. So I ended up selling in nine months out of law school. I gave my heart and sold everything to selling. I was a millionaire nine months out of law school. The internet wasn't a fad. We exited the Thomson Reuters in 95 for $3.4 billion, which was a huge exit. Set my career in a different trajectory. I went up to the Silicon Valley.
Even though my mom said the internet was a fad, don't do it, 1992. So I ended up selling in nine months out of law school. I gave my heart and sold everything to selling. I was a millionaire nine months out of law school. The internet wasn't a fad. We exited the Thomson Reuters in 95 for $3.4 billion, which was a huge exit. Set my career in a different trajectory. I went up to the Silicon Valley.
I was really curious about branding myself as a technology guru. And so I learned to raise money on Sand Hill Road. which was a superpower still is a superpower i do it mostly for charities now right but i i raise a lot of money and i learned how to do that in my 20s on san diego during the internet boom by 99 i was ceo of samsung's since samsung's phone division the first
I was really curious about branding myself as a technology guru. And so I learned to raise money on Sand Hill Road. which was a superpower still is a superpower i do it mostly for charities now right but i i raise a lot of money and i learned how to do that in my 20s on san diego during the internet boom by 99 i was ceo of samsung's since samsung's phone division the first
I was really curious about branding myself as a technology guru. And so I learned to raise money on Sand Hill Road. which was a superpower still is a superpower i do it mostly for charities now right but i i raise a lot of money and i learned how to do that in my 20s on san diego during the internet boom by 99 i was ceo of samsung's since samsung's phone division the first
Windows device, it was a convergence device, not a smartphone. They ended up being smartphones, they called them. But ironically, you talked about the universe saving your life. The reason I got hired by Lee Steinberg, the famous sports agent, Terry Maguire, was not because I was a frustrated athlete who was a Jewish lawyer, which there was thousands of us that wanted to work with Andy Steinberg.
Windows device, it was a convergence device, not a smartphone. They ended up being smartphones, they called them. But ironically, you talked about the universe saving your life. The reason I got hired by Lee Steinberg, the famous sports agent, Terry Maguire, was not because I was a frustrated athlete who was a Jewish lawyer, which there was thousands of us that wanted to work with Andy Steinberg.
Windows device, it was a convergence device, not a smartphone. They ended up being smartphones, they called them. But ironically, you talked about the universe saving your life. The reason I got hired by Lee Steinberg, the famous sports agent, Terry Maguire, was not because I was a frustrated athlete who was a Jewish lawyer, which there was thousands of us that wanted to work with Andy Steinberg.
It was because I had two things that no one else had. I had a technology background at the highest level.
It was because I had two things that no one else had. I had a technology background at the highest level.
It was because I had two things that no one else had. I had a technology background at the highest level.
Early on, at the beginning of technology.
Early on, at the beginning of technology.
Early on, at the beginning of technology.
Yeah. And I also was a venture guy. I knew how to raise money. And so Lee saw the future of sports in venture, in technology, not representation. He was a visionary, which made him Lee Steinberg. So that's why I got hired in 48 hours after meeting Lee Steinberg, because I was what he was looking for.
Yeah. And I also was a venture guy. I knew how to raise money. And so Lee saw the future of sports in venture, in technology, not representation. He was a visionary, which made him Lee Steinberg. So that's why I got hired in 48 hours after meeting Lee Steinberg, because I was what he was looking for.
Yeah. And I also was a venture guy. I knew how to raise money. And so Lee saw the future of sports in venture, in technology, not representation. He was a visionary, which made him Lee Steinberg. So that's why I got hired in 48 hours after meeting Lee Steinberg, because I was what he was looking for.
And he would always say, the universe brought you to me, where I met Warren Moon, the Hall of Fame quarterback. Ironically, a hero of mine since 1978, when on the radio I listened to him as the first black quarterback to be the MVP of the Rose Bowl. Right. and literally beat Michigan. I'm a Ohio State fan, so I loved him. And he ended up being my business partner in sports world marketing.
And he would always say, the universe brought you to me, where I met Warren Moon, the Hall of Fame quarterback. Ironically, a hero of mine since 1978, when on the radio I listened to him as the first black quarterback to be the MVP of the Rose Bowl. Right. and literally beat Michigan. I'm a Ohio State fan, so I loved him. And he ended up being my business partner in sports world marketing.