Q CEOs that listen to the show, very sophisticated audience that have sold companies for a lot of money, and they're always trying to get people like Russ who are playing at, you know, maybe one or two levels above them to bring them into the company, right? What advice would you give them for structuring deals to get the mind share of a guy like Russ back in the game?
A So the first thing is to make sure that you're building a same vision, the same strategy. What are we trying to accomplish? People say, what are you building the company for? Are you building to sell it? Are you building to go public? What are you building for? Our first step in this company was we're building a company that has value, right? It isn't to be sold. It isn't to raise money. It isn't to do those things. We want to build a company that offers great products, great services, and capitalize on that marketplace. We don't believe anybody owns our space. So I say, is it exciting enough? That this space is big enough that if we spend our time and energy, we can be a player in that space. What's the outcome? We're not here to determine the outcome right now. We're here to build value, build a great product, and employees build companies.
AI assessment note: “make sure that you're building a same vision, the same strategy.”