Gerald Buckley

"What a CHICKEN SHIT! Dude, if it's THAT bad (and I have every reason to believe it is)... put your name on it. Own it. Be a friggin pirate. Own your opinion and lead the revolution. And, of course, if you're one of the co-CEO's writing this screed you had better pray to the Great Muskie Of The North you don't get outted." - Gerald Buckley

"What a CHICKEN SHIT! Dude, if it's THAT bad (and I have every reason to believe it is)... put your name on it. Own it. Be a friggin pirate. Own your opinion and lead the revolution. And, of course, if you're one of the co-CEO's writing this screed you had better pray to the Great Muskie Of The North you don't get outted." - Gerald Buckley

"What a CHICKEN SHIT! Dude, if it's THAT bad (and I have every reason to believe it is)... put your name on it. Own it. Be a friggin pirate. Own your opinion and lead the revolution. And, of course, if you're one of the co-CEO's writing this screed you had better pray to the Great Muskie Of The North you don't get outted." - Gerald Buckley

"What a CHICKEN SHIT! Dude, if it's THAT bad (and I have every reason to believe it is)... put your name on it. Own it. Be a friggin pirate. Own your opinion and lead the revolution. And, of course, if you're one of the co-CEO's writing this screed you had better pray to the Great Muskie Of The North you don't get outted." - Gerald Buckley

"KC absolutely has FANTASTIC barbeque. No comparison really. However... Oklahoma Territory Barbeque on North Lewis is super. Don't be scared by the run down neighborhoods around it... It's THE place in Tulsa - Their ribs are better than anything you'll buy anywhere else. Rib Crib has fantastic smoked bologna, chopped brisket too (if that's your thing). . And Wilsons has some extremely good sauces, though their pitmasters are sometimes inconsistent across their stores." - Gerald Buckley

"KC absolutely has FANTASTIC barbeque. No comparison really. However... Oklahoma Territory Barbeque on North Lewis is super. Don't be scared by the run down neighborhoods around it... It's THE place in Tulsa - Their ribs are better than anything you'll buy anywhere else. Rib Crib has fantastic smoked bologna, chopped brisket too (if that's your thing). . And Wilsons has some extremely good sauces, though their pitmasters are sometimes inconsistent across their stores." - Gerald Buckley

"Judging by the frequency of the things - startup competitions (biz plans, biz models, etc) - seem to be popping up all over the place. Prize money with no strings seems to be a new seed round for those who score them. That was a turning point for us. Also, matching funds from the State helped. While they're carried as Venture Debt they matched any/all equity funds dollar for dollar up to $100K. Our source was a State of Oklahoma outfit called OCAST and our "award" (as it's classified) is called TBFP. I gather there are many others like them around the U.S. to help fuel the entrepreneurial fires out here. Many have better odds of winning a quick competition as attracting an angel round. It's certainly a non-traditional path but it's getting quite a few of us across the threshold." - Gerald Buckley

"Judging by the frequency of the things - startup competitions (biz plans, biz models, etc) - seem to be popping up all over the place. Prize money with no strings seems to be a new seed round for those who score them. That was a turning point for us. Also, matching funds from the State helped. While they're carried as Venture Debt they matched any/all equity funds dollar for dollar up to $100K. Our source was a State of Oklahoma outfit called OCAST and our "award" (as it's classified) is called TBFP. I gather there are many others like them around the U.S. to help fuel the entrepreneurial fires out here. Many have better odds of winning a quick competition as attracting an angel round. It's certainly a non-traditional path but it's getting quite a few of us across the threshold." - Gerald Buckley

"I'll buy that. Ok, you win (again). Nothing a little mojito won't cure. Next!" - Gerald Buckley

"I'll buy that. Ok, you win (again). Nothing a little mojito won't cure. Next!" - Gerald Buckley

"Agree and disagree with you on this one Robert. I subscribe to Guy Kawasaki's "Bootstrap as long as you can THEN gun it." line of thinking. So, we're in agreement there. But, I'm going to disagree with your point about abyssmal ratings in the early days of an apps launch by pointing out one nice example of how bad ratings PROPELLED the app to loftier heights (and a nice eBay exit to boot): RedLaser. The founders talk about this pretty plainly at http://uxmag.com/strategy/how-... and it's an interesting read. Just the flip side of the coin. It really comes down to the founding team and their temperament... Time will tell. And that $41M round is plenty of motivation to get to solving the problems RFN." - Gerald Buckley

"Agree and disagree with you on this one Robert. I subscribe to Guy Kawasaki's "Bootstrap as long as you can THEN gun it." line of thinking. So, we're in agreement there. But, I'm going to disagree with your point about abyssmal ratings in the early days of an apps launch by pointing out one nice example of how bad ratings PROPELLED the app to loftier heights (and a nice eBay exit to boot): RedLaser. The founders talk about this pretty plainly at http://uxmag.com/strategy/how-... and it's an interesting read. Just the flip side of the coin. It really comes down to the founding team and their temperament... Time will tell. And that $41M round is plenty of motivation to get to solving the problems RFN." - Gerald Buckley

"Having worked with Rob Solomon's team at SideStep (when I heading up Thrifty.com) I can confidently say... Rob's no slouch of a C Level exec. The God's Country email rings true and stand tall on the last year's results. Look at the score board and tell me Chris Dixon's comment wasn't just cheeky silliness. I am confused on one point though... Couldn't they get Yuri to buy Chicago some decent weather? ;)" - Gerald Buckley

"Having worked with Rob Solomon's team at SideStep (when I heading up Thrifty.com) I can confidently say... Rob's no slouch of a C Level exec. The God's Country email rings true and stand tall on the last year's results. Look at the score board and tell me Chris Dixon's comment wasn't just cheeky silliness. I am confused on one point though... Couldn't they get Yuri to buy Chicago some decent weather? ;)" - Gerald Buckley

"As you're ramping down M&A... are you taking nominations for the next in the series? As Startup Marketing was a recent hot button... could you/would you please consider the various stages of Startup Marketing the next of the bunch? Early stage, mid life, maintenance... And, have you talked with Gary V about his Vook experience? The MBA Mondays would make one kick ass Vook series. Really admire how he executed his." - Gerald Buckley

"As you're ramping down M&A... are you taking nominations for the next in the series? As Startup Marketing was a recent hot button... could you/would you please consider the various stages of Startup Marketing the next of the bunch? Early stage, mid life, maintenance... And, have you talked with Gary V about his Vook experience? The MBA Mondays would make one kick ass Vook series. Really admire how he executed his." - Gerald Buckley

"That's classy Mark! "Entrance" rather than an "exit". Well played." - Gerald Buckley

"That's classy Mark! "Entrance" rather than an "exit". Well played." - Gerald Buckley

"Tyler - Thanks to you guys for taking public ownership of the situation. This was exactly the right way to address Jamie's open letter. Look forward to "seeing" you in the forums as one of your newer developers." - Gerald Buckley