Speaker unverified: uncertainty

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…You don't say no to that. I just happened to be in Omaha about three weeks later. I knew he would love what we're building. It's unique, it’s distinctive. We're not trying to be that brand. We're really developing something with focus. He couldn't figure out why the big guys weren't squashing us. We spent three hours, not one phone call, door was closed. We had a meal, but you just get his undivided attention. His brain is just so focused. He loves business. I did most of the talking because he's going to fall in love with this business. The start of the story is it was December when Mark Zuckerberg was preparing to take Facebook public. There was a Wall Street Journal article for the new—I don't know if he was 22 or 23—young CEO of a public company. One of the lines in there was he was going to trade in his Adidas Slides for a pair of Brooks Adrenalines. I don't know why it was in there, but Warren saw it circled it and said, Jim, this is great. We just need a couple of million more. Wait, did you send Zuck a pair?…

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