Starbucks (with Howard Schultz)

4615.321 - 4645.537 Howard Schultz

I thought so. I think there was so much about being a public company that meant something to me personally, that it validated the company, it validated me. My own shame, insecurity as a kid. So that was a driving force all along. Certainly the year before with Beanstalk is an indication of what I was planning if Beanstalk was turned down. I would have waited. That had to be done.