Hey acquired listeners.
In the time between when we recorded this episode and now when we're releasing it, long time Amazon board member and Madrona Venture Group founder Tom Ahlberg sadly passed away and we wanted to instead of our usual funny cold opener here, take a moment and dedicate this episode to Tom.
Tom had such a huge impact on David and my careers.
Tom also had such a huge impact on Seattle and really the whole technology ecosystem, helping to build law firm Perkins Coie and the telecommunications firms Western Wireless and Macaw Cellular that really make up a large part of the infrastructure we all use for our phones today.
We also were lucky enough to have Tom on acquired and it was really wonderful getting to spend the time in person with him.
Gosh, four or five years ago now.
David yeah, Tom was the longest serving Amazon board member other than Jeff himself I believe 23 years, was the lead independent director and had a huge impact on the company and of course on us.
Well, I'll remember Tom.
He gave back in so many wonderful ways.
And this episode is dedicated to you, Tom Ahlberg.
Thank you.
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