Neil Mehta

It's three or four blocks now. It's really remarkable what we've done on that street. But I mean, enabling other entrepreneurs to go build something that will delight people. This is at a little smaller scale than what we do at Green Oaks, but it's been so much fun. I don't spend all that much time with it.

It's three or four blocks now. It's really remarkable what we've done on that street. But I mean, enabling other entrepreneurs to go build something that will delight people. This is at a little smaller scale than what we do at Green Oaks, but it's been so much fun. I don't spend all that much time with it.

I have a great team that runs it on a day-to-day basis, but I was just on the street yesterday and it was so fun to walk down and be like, oh, this is where this coffee shop's going in and we're doing an all-day diner and rebuilding the theater with a great partner. And it'll be really fun.

I have a great team that runs it on a day-to-day basis, but I was just on the street yesterday and it was so fun to walk down and be like, oh, this is where this coffee shop's going in and we're doing an all-day diner and rebuilding the theater with a great partner. And it'll be really fun.

I think it can be distracting. I think that maybe one of the flaws I have at Green Oaks and Green Oaks has in general is we find that when we make it not about the work, when we talk about the work, it can diminish our ability to do our jobs well. I'll give you an example. We write letters.

I think it can be distracting. I think that maybe one of the flaws I have at Green Oaks and Green Oaks has in general is we find that when we make it not about the work, when we talk about the work, it can diminish our ability to do our jobs well. I'll give you an example. We write letters.

And historically, I would write letters where I talk about an investment we made or something I was excited about. And the moment I wrote it down, it became a perspective that I had to defend. One of the flaws maybe at Green Oaks is I change my mind all the time. I'm willing to try on an opinion like a score code. And if it doesn't work, I'll throw it off.

And historically, I would write letters where I talk about an investment we made or something I was excited about. And the moment I wrote it down, it became a perspective that I had to defend. One of the flaws maybe at Green Oaks is I change my mind all the time. I'm willing to try on an opinion like a score code. And if it doesn't work, I'll throw it off.

And I have no pride in authorship or ownership. And so the ability to move opinions around as we talk about things without any touchstone of must be true has helped me. I find whenever you start to say things publicly, then it becomes part of who you are. And we haven't felt the need to do that.

And I have no pride in authorship or ownership. And so the ability to move opinions around as we talk about things without any touchstone of must be true has helped me. I find whenever you start to say things publicly, then it becomes part of who you are. And we haven't felt the need to do that.

A defining moment was I went to public school and then went to a private high school. I was a pretty cocky 14-year-old. I came in and I had a great mentor named Joe Rosenthal, who took me under his wing, just liked me and was like, you know, I'm going to just get to know you. He was an administrator at the school. And he would come to watch my soccer games every now and then.

A defining moment was I went to public school and then went to a private high school. I was a pretty cocky 14-year-old. I came in and I had a great mentor named Joe Rosenthal, who took me under his wing, just liked me and was like, you know, I'm going to just get to know you. He was an administrator at the school. And he would come to watch my soccer games every now and then.

And one of the soccer games we had, I scored a goal and I did what any 14-year-old hooligan. I put my shirt over my head. I spread out my arms. I started flying around on the field. I celebrated like we just won a championship. I think we actually lost the game, by the way. It was really embarrassing. And then after the game, Joe pulled me aside. He said, don't ever do that again.

And one of the soccer games we had, I scored a goal and I did what any 14-year-old hooligan. I put my shirt over my head. I spread out my arms. I started flying around on the field. I celebrated like we just won a championship. I think we actually lost the game, by the way. It was really embarrassing. And then after the game, Joe pulled me aside. He said, don't ever do that again.

I'm like, what do you mean? I scored a goal. I'm going to do that every time I score a goal. Don't ever do that again. Have some class. Know that you have teammates that helped you score that goal. Know you have people that passed. Know that you have a coach that trained you. You're better than that. Don't ever let that happen. I never did anything like that again.

I'm like, what do you mean? I scored a goal. I'm going to do that every time I score a goal. Don't ever do that again. Have some class. Know that you have teammates that helped you score that goal. Know you have people that passed. Know that you have a coach that trained you. You're better than that. Don't ever let that happen. I never did anything like that again.

And it sticks with me to this day. I think about with kids, it was the kindest thing. Man, it stuck with me forever.

And it sticks with me to this day. I think about with kids, it was the kindest thing. Man, it stuck with me forever.