The first thing I ever invested in was Twitter. Blaine Cook, former CTO, was leaving the company and asked me if I wanted to buy his stock.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We actually tried to invest in Twitter in April 2007, right when it launched. At the time, the company was wary of having a classic, tier-one traditional venture firm involved.
I started using Twitter about year after its very early adoption and ended up investing in it around that same time. I'm involved with the Tech scene and companies ranging from Facebook, Stumbleupon and Twitter.
I have invested in four social networks. More than any other.
I really did believe that the most successful investments were the ones that you could own for the long run.
I never made up any investor. I never made up Paul Abrams.
I want to be known as one of the most accurate investors that ever lived.
The very first stock I bought right out of college was Berkshire Hathaway.
Actually, I bought one share of Warren Buffett's stock, probably 35 years ago, in order to read his letters.
I met the CEO of Twitter.
I was one of the founders in, in that, the three of us all had the, had the founder's stock.