Paul Ollinger

Well, yeah, right. I mean, and that's and it's great. You're it's great to hang out and golf and be a fun person to golf with. But if you want to make a living golfing, there's a whole different level. Got to come to Jesus on that, right? Yeah.

Well, yeah, right. I mean, and that's and it's great. You're it's great to hang out and golf and be a fun person to golf with. But if you want to make a living golfing, there's a whole different level. Got to come to Jesus on that, right? Yeah.

So so that's when I started thinking about getting another job and the phone rings one day and it's a buddy of mine from Yahoo who said, Would you be interested in joining this small social media company called Facebook? And I was like, Yeah. And I told my wife, someday this company could be as big as MySpace. And that was my big insight, right? And of course it became a thousand times bigger.

So so that's when I started thinking about getting another job and the phone rings one day and it's a buddy of mine from Yahoo who said, Would you be interested in joining this small social media company called Facebook? And I was like, Yeah. And I told my wife, someday this company could be as big as MySpace. And that was my big insight, right? And of course it became a thousand times bigger.

So so that's when I started thinking about getting another job and the phone rings one day and it's a buddy of mine from Yahoo who said, Would you be interested in joining this small social media company called Facebook? And I was like, Yeah. And I told my wife, someday this company could be as big as MySpace. And that was my big insight, right? And of course it became a thousand times bigger.

And I was fortunate to be on that ride. When I got there, there were 250 employees. When I left, there were maybe 4,000, you know? And so it grew by 16X in that time. The audience, the global audience grew by from like 25 million a month to like a billion a month. And of course now it's over 3 billion.

And I was fortunate to be on that ride. When I got there, there were 250 employees. When I left, there were maybe 4,000, you know? And so it grew by 16X in that time. The audience, the global audience grew by from like 25 million a month to like a billion a month. And of course now it's over 3 billion.

And I was fortunate to be on that ride. When I got there, there were 250 employees. When I left, there were maybe 4,000, you know? And so it grew by 16X in that time. The audience, the global audience grew by from like 25 million a month to like a billion a month. And of course now it's over 3 billion.

But I got to the point in 2011 where I was like, they asked me to move to Palo Alto from LA where I was running the West Coast sales team. And I just didn't want to do it. My heart wasn't in it. And that's that time where you were referring to before where you're like, I just don't want to do this isn't something that I want to keep doing.

But I got to the point in 2011 where I was like, they asked me to move to Palo Alto from LA where I was running the West Coast sales team. And I just didn't want to do it. My heart wasn't in it. And that's that time where you were referring to before where you're like, I just don't want to do this isn't something that I want to keep doing.

But I got to the point in 2011 where I was like, they asked me to move to Palo Alto from LA where I was running the West Coast sales team. And I just didn't want to do it. My heart wasn't in it. And that's that time where you were referring to before where you're like, I just don't want to do this isn't something that I want to keep doing.

Now, I didn't know how big the company was going to become, and if I had, I probably would have stuck around because the amount of money I left on the table was ridiculous. Yeah, it had to be massive. But my stock options were already worth more money than I ever thought I would ever need or want, but I probably would have doubled what I had if I'd stuck around. Yeah. But I bailed.

Now, I didn't know how big the company was going to become, and if I had, I probably would have stuck around because the amount of money I left on the table was ridiculous. Yeah, it had to be massive. But my stock options were already worth more money than I ever thought I would ever need or want, but I probably would have doubled what I had if I'd stuck around. Yeah. But I bailed.

Now, I didn't know how big the company was going to become, and if I had, I probably would have stuck around because the amount of money I left on the table was ridiculous. Yeah, it had to be massive. But my stock options were already worth more money than I ever thought I would ever need or want, but I probably would have doubled what I had if I'd stuck around. Yeah. But I bailed.

So I went home. I moved back to Atlanta where I grew up and my parents were there and they were old and sick. And I had an opportunity to play a role in their life and to raise my children in an environment that I was excited about. And we went home in 2011.

So I went home. I moved back to Atlanta where I grew up and my parents were there and they were old and sick. And I had an opportunity to play a role in their life and to raise my children in an environment that I was excited about. And we went home in 2011.

So I went home. I moved back to Atlanta where I grew up and my parents were there and they were old and sick. And I had an opportunity to play a role in their life and to raise my children in an environment that I was excited about. And we went home in 2011.

Not much. Okay. So this is where I quit my job at 42. Some say I retired at 42. I didn't plan to stop working. I just was like, I'm going to stop doing this, and meaning will find me. You can probably hear the sirens outside my street.

Not much. Okay. So this is where I quit my job at 42. Some say I retired at 42. I didn't plan to stop working. I just was like, I'm going to stop doing this, and meaning will find me. You can probably hear the sirens outside my street.

Not much. Okay. So this is where I quit my job at 42. Some say I retired at 42. I didn't plan to stop working. I just was like, I'm going to stop doing this, and meaning will find me. You can probably hear the sirens outside my street.