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…Masterfully executed by the investment bankers. I agree 100% on the IPO analysis. I would say that but when you say there was no “oh crap” moment, there’s plenty of times in the history of all these businesses where there are “oh crap” moments. I think that's another thing that we try to help entrepreneurs with which is there’s plenty of dark days in every business. I’ve spent too much time with Howard where people are saying, “How did you know when you were successful?” He kind of is taken aback over it and he kind of says, “What are you talking about? I have to earn it every day. We have to earn it every day.” I think there is, you know, life’s a process, right? It’s not a destination, it’s a journey. I think these businesses are tested in different... I can give you a bunch of examples where Starbucks was truly tested. It’s sitting on the top of the hill now and everyone kind of thinks, “Uh...”, you know, it’s been a... They’ve made it.…

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