Hey. (audience laughter) - [Audience] Hey. - First and foremost, I'm always flying in and out on these things, so I don't get to see a ton of presentations, but I catch a whole bunch kinda little something here and there.
I just wanna clap up the last one one more time, 'cause I thought that was phenomenal. (applause) I was sitting up there and I was listening, I'm trying to always maximize work, so sitting there working, and all the sessions were really good, I was actually able to get a bunch in today, which made it fun, but that was really good, I was really like feeling it. And I was like, this is really good, I was like listening, I was like, I believe in all that shit, I believe in every word that you just spit. But then you got into the Michael Jordan part. (audience laughter) And I was like, fuck Jason. (audience laughter) 'Cause I'm a die-hard Knicks fan and I fucking hate Michael Jordan. (audience laughter) Period. Oh, man, that sucked. And I'm a Jets fan, I got Tom Brady, I'm fucking miserable about sports. Anyway. Look. I wanna really take advantage of this format. This is a fairly small group, and we're really tight in here, and this is just like how I love it. And so, to be very honest, I'll spit a little bit here, but I'd love to do a little bit of Q&A. I'm not sure how set up they are for it, but I don't even need the mic, so I'll repeat the questions. So I think, you know, the beauty of technology is that so many of my current thoughts are on YouTube and Facebook right now, especially if any of you have consumed any of it, I don't need to repeat the themes. I think they're basic. I think, at some level, everybody has touched on it. You know, I think the thing that I'm most interested in is the notion of taking it, right? To me, the most interesting thing to me is the Internet. I think we grossly underestimate the Internet. You know, the Internet itself is ultimately the thing that gives us an opportunity to solve the thing that I think is really in our hearts and we're passionate about. I associate so much with so many, because you know, my story is, I was born in Belarus, I came to the US when I was three, I lived in a studio apartment the size of the stage I'm on right now with seven family members. And so, no matter what you look like, as we all know, it's about what you live, where you come from. And to be very frank, I'll be very, I just, it's interesting, I see this all the time and I'm empathetic that the system doesn't put everybody in the best position to succeed, but I'm a product where I think all my struggles have been my biggest advantage. And really, I didn't grow up in an education system or VC system that rewarded me for being a white male, I grew up in a very interesting path, I was a terrible fucking student, I was a D and F student, so like most immigrants, I didn't use education as my way out, I was just a kid that sold shit. Right, like I just sold flowers and I sold lemonade. Now, I'm Jewish and I sang Christmas carols like fucking it was my last song. (audience laughter) What I did, and really, what I would love to leave you here with, like I know the real answer 'cause I've seen it in so many people's eyes, it's self-awareness. My biggest fear in this room is that you're trying to be somebody because you want to be them versus you figure yourself out and put yourself in a position to be that person. I think, what you had when I watched what you were just talking about, like that kid was that kid from the get. He was self-aware, he figured himself out. He was comfortable in that nerdy environment, I was comfortable in high school working every minute, every second, and missing every party.
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