Tony James
👤 Speaker
954
total appearances
Appearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
The a16z Show
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
I believe that.
The a16z Show
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
Charlie believed in the company.
The a16z Show
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
So even when we would have doubts, you know, the management and the board, geez, is this going to work?
The a16z Show
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
Is Amazon going to flatten us?
The a16z Show
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
Now they're buying Whole Foods.
The a16z Show
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
Oh, my God, are they going to do this or that?
The a16z Show
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
And before Amazon, it was Walmart.
The a16z Show
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
He believed in the company.
The a16z Show
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
No, you're the best.
The a16z Show
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
Just go right at them.
The a16z Show
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
Open that unit in Bentonville.
The a16z Show
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
You'll beat the heck out of Walmart.
The a16z Show
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
And it happened.
The a16z Show
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
And no, don't worry about Whole Foods.
The a16z Show
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
You'll crush them.
The a16z Show
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
It happened.
The a16z Show
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
And so he was really a believer with good reason.
The a16z Show
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
He wasn't blind.
The a16z Show
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
But sometimes that sense of confidence, and I tried to put that in the businesses that I've run too, that sense of confidence.
The a16z Show
Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, with Tony James
You are good.