We can't have anything to do with you."  So I paid for coffee that day —  — and his parting comment as we shook hands was, "Listen, if you happen to raise any money out of this, we'll gladly take it."  So my lesson that year was persistence.
Nu ne putem asocia cu tine."  Aşa că am plătit cafeaua —  — şi la despărţire comentariul lui a fost, "Dacă veţi face bani din asta, îi acceptăm bucuros."  Deci, în acel an, lecţia mea a fost persistenţă.