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firm in San Francisco. I remember the phone call.

Marcus was in the kitchen making pancakes for the twins. His phone rang. He listened, nodded, hung up, turned to me, and said they said yes.

I did the math before the pancakes were done. 12 million in funding, post money valuation of 68 million. Marcus and I still held 22%.

We were not rich. Not yet. But continue reading …