Ben Gilbert: belief

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…Nobody really had ever done that. That was a very unique thing. I knew it. I think a lot of our audience, probably, has not ever heard of Mahalo. Fill us in real quick on that. I had this idea. I emailed Michael Moritz, John Doerr, and Mark Cuban and I said, "I have an idea for my next company." I didn't know any venture capitalists, even through all this, I really didn't know any of the West Coast venture capitalists. But I know John Doerr and Michael Moritz are the number one and number two, probably in reverse order, Michael Moritz and John Doerr but anyway, let's stop arguing about that. I had run into Moritz one time at a conference and he wouldn't remember me but I emailed Michael Moritz and I said, "I have my next idea for a company. I sold my last company to AOL for $30 million, 18 months after I started it. Would love to get your advice." Shortest email possible with a little microphone drop in it. Moritz called both of my phone numbers, emailed me, and his assistant called me all within one hour of me sending the email.…

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