Gerald Buckley

"Not so sure "Get Big Slow" would play out well on Sand Hill :) NASCAR will certainly object (safe money on them digging in). But, I think the airlines have it perfected. Not sure I like this "slow" thing of which you speak. Slow sex? C'mon... seriously?!" - Gerald Buckley

"Thought I remembered you weighing in on this not so long ago. I must be a "white hat" pack rat then. I've saved em all (including some of the funnier spam messages) going some ways back. Storage is cheap insurance." - Gerald Buckley

"Keep in mind... we're talking with Mr. Transparency here :) I suspect he's talking gmail acct and not his official business accts. Further suspect Fred's wanting to arbiter which emails are deleted and not pressing the Send then Delete each and every time." - Gerald Buckley

"Fred, Is there a SarbOx reason we'd want to keep ALL emails? Seems like I recall a situation at a previous employer where what seemed a trivial email exchange turned not-so-trivial at a later date. The key bit of minutiae was irretrievably lost due to aggressive email tending. Could be your Shake Shack emails (or do we call them SHexting?) could be the smoking gun some day. :) Just a thought/observation. Stay well." - Gerald Buckley

"Ellen's right... Crowded space and getting more congested all the time to be sure (Alice.com, etc). It *DOES* come down to "What's best for the customer" though. Like Zappos, they have their head screwed on straight. Wonder how long it'll be before Bezos and co snap Diapers.com up? Would make a lot of sense at that efficiency. Can't beat the GREAT domain name either. (Yes... I have domain name envy. Such a geek.)" - Gerald Buckley

"To your point about capital efficiency Angus... What does NYC have on flyover country in that dept? It's the capital component of the equation that seems tightholed. I like that you added Boulder. Toss in Tulsa, Laramie, Little Rock and several dozen others and there's no shortage of talent that are executing the next MONSTER big idea. Just wish the early stage VC would broaden their horizons a bit as the central US has super talent, low cost of living (ie, longer runway) and we're getting it done." - Gerald Buckley

"NYC certainly has the population and the opportunities to produce talent. Law of large numbers dictates a more predictable, stable pool of talent there. How about the cost of living (as opposed to the quality of living)? Twitter is past that startup stage and barreling into it's next stage of maturity so this may not apply so much to them (or it might)... How does a city like NYC affect the burn rate on capital v. someplace like, oh I don't know... Tulsa? :) Noah from Twitpic started up here. One guy. Low cost of living. Sean and Adam of Ping.fm... same thing and they're down the hall from me. Vidoop was here (and arguably should have stayed put). There are lots of us doing ambitious bootstrapped startups and getting LOTS more runway out of a lower cost of living. And I'm sure it's that way across the country. Topeka. Fargo. The Long Tail of Startups. Can the ROI on our exits make for a compelling equation for the VC to pay a little more attention to the deals here? While there's no..." - Gerald Buckley