searchou went to the top engines at the time, it was big advertising. we tried to convince microsoft the biggest way to monetize search was to have text ads that were keyword based. that is the same it is today. it wasn't something microsoft was prepared to invest in at the time. emily: did you ever tell bill gates or steve ballmer "i told you so?" >> i wrote a letter to steve after leaving microsoft, i had a great experience here, but as i leave, you should keep your eyes on this new startup called goog le, they have great potential. it was a very diplomatically worded email. we will invest in something we a badis a b ideaad -- is idea if we like the person. ♪ emily: you do have possibly the most impressive list of angel investments of anyone, including facebook, airbnb, uber, dropbox. how did you get into all of those deals? >> investing in good people is the most important thing. every investor talks about investing in good people. we take it a lot more seriously. the way i mean that -- we will invest in something we think is a bad idea if we like th