Ken Langone
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I said, Ross, let me ask you a question.
I said, you and I are in a high racing speed car going 200 miles an hour.
I got the steering wheel and you got the brakes.
We're sitting next to each other.
How long before we're going to hit the wall?
Because we're going to hit the wall.
I said, Ross, if I'm going to go 200 miles an hour,
I got control of the clutch, steering wheel, shift, everything.
All right, get in that car.
I understand.
I said, Ross, you want to give them the deal.
If you're more comfortable with them, you go to them.
I'm going to be around.
I'm sure we'll figure a way out for you and me.
Don't worry, he said.
You were the one that made him go from 70 to 100.
You're my man.
Let's go.
We spent a whole summer getting the prospectus together.
And the more I learned about it, the more excited I got.