Speaker unverified: uncertainty

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…Do you think there was something about you in the way you presented that made Herb Allen believe that you would be customer ready, and you could go and speak to one of the biggest media moguls of our time? Herb was a big believer in betting on people and hierarchies, et cetera. I don't know, honestly. I remember the advice that he gave me is to bet on people, not on companies. That was a patterning that he added through his whole career. He's very loyal, found a good person, and that would bet on that person. Barry's the same, which is he'll throw a young person off the deep end, and you'll either sink or swim. He's selective in who he throws off, what deep end, et cetera. But both of them were willing to give opportunities outside of regular scope or regular process, et cetera, and it shows. They build incredible loyalty in terms of the people who know them. How did you find your way to Allen & Company? I know I'm just pulling threads going backwards here.…

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