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Funding. how much did you raise for sprout? >> ultimately $100 million. >> that's amazing. >> no venture capitalists. i want to know why. what was behind that? >> i've been in different operating roles in venture-backed companies. i felt the lack of appreciation of the fabric of building the company really was missing. when i was going to do it, i was going to do it on my own terms and i wanted people in there who believed what i was trying to do, more than just the bottom line alone. >> you've been in vc-backed companies, public companies, you've run the gamut. one of the things i hear is you...

Funding for your company. how much did you raise for sprout. >> ultimately $100 million. >> wow. that's amazing. >> no venture capitalists. i want to know why. what was behind that? >> i had been in a number of different operating roles in venture-backed companies and i felt that that short-term perspective and that lack of appreciation of the fabric of building the company really was missing and when i was going to do it i was doing it on my own terms, i wanted people in there hobbled in what i was trying to do more than just the bottom line alone. >> sam, you've been in vc-backed companies, ...

Funding for your company. how much did you raise for sprout? >> ultimately $100 million. >> that's amazing! >> but no venture capitalist, and i want to know why, what was behind that? >> i had been in a number of different operating roles in venture-backed companies and i felt that that sort of short-term perspective and that lack of appreciation of the fabric of building the company really was missing. and when i was going to do it, i was doing it on my own terms and i wanted people in there who believed in what i was trying to do, more than just the bottom line alone. >> and sam, you've been...

Funding for your company. how much did you raise for sprout? >> ultimately, $100 million. >> azing. >> no venture capitalists. i wt to know why. what was behind that? >> i had been in a number of different operating roles in venture companies and i felt that short term perspective and the lack of appreciation of the fabric of building the company was missing. when i was going to do it, i was doing it on my own terms. i wanted people who believed in what i was trying to do. >> sam, you have been in vc backed companies, private, public, and one of the things i hear from people on the good side o...