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As I said above, Starbucks and Visine. Seriously, I have the same philosophy throughout my whole life. Surround yourself with really talented people. At Bryant Boats, I’ve got some super talented and motivated people around me. They make it easy. My best piece of advice to guys is to marry above yourself. I certainly did that. The iron man triathlon stuff keeps me out of trouble.
Don’t ask me. I couldn’t do it. I have trouble juggling the website, poker, strippers and the midgets that come by on Tuesdays.
Our Staff.Really though, there are some good people out there. At the risk of accidentally leaving someone out, let me just say there are some good ones. Bob Harris gave me my start writing in this business and I’ll always be thankful for that.
There are a lot of people that work hard in this industry. Fortunately for us, many work for us. Guys like Drinen and Henderson have revolutionized this hobby in my opinion. I am a big fan of Bob Harris’ work. We made a play to hire him full-time, but that play backfired for us. I believe our staff is second to none and among the leading experts in this field. Outside of Footballguys, people like Mike Hall (MyFantasyLeague), Greg Alan (4for4, FFTOC), David Dorey and Whitney Walters (The Huddle), John Hansen (Guru Report) all deserve high praise for the sites they run.
I did name it Joe's secret formula.....LOL
VBD is a core part of the site. I’m hoping to squeeze time to write more on it to reflect some of the my newer thoughts. Many folks have taken it and tweaked a bit here and there. Some helpful. Some not so much.
I am still pretty new to poker, but I think I have pretty good skills. I used to be a World Class Backgammon player and I think it is roughly the same mind that can do well in poker. It doesn’t shock me to see Gus Hansen, Dan Harrington, Tim Lester all make the transition from backgammon to poker. Hopefully I can continue that trend with a respectable showing in the WSOP. My game is as good as it’s ever been. I feel like I am peaking at just the right moment. I am so looking forward to seeing how I match up against the best in the world. It will probably be a very humbling experience.
As I get older, I find that I have a difficult time hanging around stupid people. I like things that make me think and it’s a reason I enjoy what we have created here so much. Turn ons: Hanging around smart people, poker, a good book, Sunday Ticket, making FBG all that it can be. Turn offs: Stupid people (includes most closed-minded people, people that disrespect others, people that can’t think for themselves and form logical conclusions, people that screw up the environment, etc), most TV.
[DrewRoenhaus]Next Question[/DrewRosenhaus]Or more accurately, let's let that be the last question. Thanks to everyone for submitting the questions. Clayton, thanks for the work on this. And thanks to you guys for reading and being a part of the forums. It's nothing without you guys.
You're such a freak D.D. Juggling midgets. Got to love it.
Backfired in that Fantasy Sports Publications offered more money and we didn't get him. So essentially we burned a bridge in the industry with nothing to show for it.
Hi PH,That's not in the plans at least for now. It's sort of like what I was saying in the interview. Our big question when I look at new ventures is "What's out there and is it good?" When I looked at the high stakes league area as we considered FFTOC, it was obvious that what was out there was severely lacking and we could do tons better. When I look at league management, I don't feel that. It may change in the future, but right now, I think what's out there is good and I don't know what we'd do that would be signficantly better. So we're going to sit tight there at least for this year.
My midget come by on Wednesday. What do you think? Same midgets?
Hi pro,I don't think it had much effect on our business. We have some huddle guys I'm sure but it's not like we got a lot of their guys or anything.
As a business major right now I'm impressed with how well this is put together and especially considering that there is hardly any face to face interaction.
