LOL, right... I'll give you that there were those with doubts. Making accusations and discounting a "supreme" standing is just silly. There are always those that pick an argument as to how important some things are, but they are often exaggerated.
Longs have their eye on the big picture, that's the whole premise of a start-up. I'll stick to my statement thank you.
His business experience and track record is what made me dig deeper into what they were doing.
What they are doing, who they are and what they've done since Oracle cannot be denied and is impressive. As long as you can learn from mistakes and move forward, there's no reason to give up on an opportunity like Verb.
I believe Rory has the tenacity to make Verb a truly great company and especially at this point in time am happy to average down, or go all in. Either way it'll be my decision...
And I'll add, I won't blame anyone else for my decisions.