Q Two weeks. That's, that's, I mean, it sounds kind of crazy today, um, but also, I guess, the time, right? People were just, money was just looser. Is that fair to say?
A Yeah, I think our first, one of our first checks, we went down to the Carlisle Group, and Dick Darman, uh, and Ed Mathias wrote the first checks, and I sort of remember, just to underscore the point, is that, um, Ed signed a blank check, and then called out to his assistant, and had her fill out the details. And I think on the way out of the office, I said, don't you want the paperwork? And he said, nah, we trust you. And then I think he stopped us one more time in the elevator, and he said, and don't get me an IRR. I want POM. And I looked at Marla, because she went to Harvard Business School, and I said, what's POM? And she said, I don't know. And I, we looked at him with a blank stare, and he said, I want piles of money.
AI assessment note: “Yeah, I think our first, one of our first checks, we went down”