Jerry Murdock

But VCs got involved and created politics and they fired Jack Dorsey early and they created issues.

But VCs got involved and created politics and they fired Jack Dorsey early and they created issues.

And the company was pretty messed up from that trauma of firing one of the founders.

And the company was pretty messed up from that trauma of firing one of the founders.

And at the same time, they were very excited and the community was growing.

And at the same time, they were very excited and the community was growing.

The community was helping it.

The community was helping it.

And for me, I saw an incredible idea that wasn't easily replicated.

And for me, I saw an incredible idea that wasn't easily replicated.

And there was enough momentum to it that

And there was enough momentum to it that

This was, for me, a no-brainer, and it was a bet that I put my entire reputation on the line.

This was, for me, a no-brainer, and it was a bet that I put my entire reputation on the line.

I got Jeff Horne and Devin Parekh to jump in with me on this, and I pushed really, really hard.

I got Jeff Horne and Devin Parekh to jump in with me on this, and I pushed really, really hard.

We did that investment less than 30 days from the time I met the team and the time we closed, and it turned out to be a watershed investment for the company and got us into lots of things like consumer and things we weren't doing at the time.

We did that investment less than 30 days from the time I met the team and the time we closed, and it turned out to be a watershed investment for the company and got us into lots of things like consumer and things we weren't doing at the time.

Yeah, that was just because the quality of that idea was insanely great.

Yeah, that was just because the quality of that idea was insanely great.