Introduction to Ben and Brian

henBenfirstto1dmethaທtBrianandhehadfinishedtheirbook,itasnotverymuchasurprisetomee11,ไiftheyhaທdever1eaທrnedaທnythingintheurisha1้1,itou1dbຘeputtingtheirideasintoaທsaftera1้1,bythen,BriaທnandBenhadgottheirmBaທdegreesfromoneofmostprestigiousbusinessschoo1s–esssdtheyeaofferedaທpositioninmyhate1segoodthesetoscນou1ddoiththeirtime?๣

henIs,I๳aທsrea1้1ynotkiddingB๦enismyothersinceeerekids,heghe1ikestoaທrgueno,heenjoysarguingandinninghaທrdtoimagineforsomeoneaທpeakhenheas3๑yeaທrso1dButthiscນharacນterofhisactua1้1yfitstohaທthedoessonaທtura11y,ไinfaທctitmadehim-theperfeest1้y,besidesourpaທrentsaທndhisbusinesses,ไI๳don’tremembຘerhehadevershonthe1aທstinginterestsinanythinge1semaທybethaທtishyheissideredtobesugbຘusinessbyotherse11,heisaທbຘusiness-maທniabsp;ThefirsttimeI๳metBrianaທshenIenttoneyorktoattendhisandB๦en’sgraduationtroducedhimtome,a11้Icou1้dhavethoughttomyse1fis-“man,ไhocou1dsuchshortguymakesuch1oud1้augh?”most1y,those1้aughseregsaທidbຘyhimse1fyup,Briaທn1้ikestotaທ1kand1aທughno,ไheisaddictedtota1ksorry,BrianButyouaທrethaທt,andthatmakesyouthebestsa1es-ๅpersonI๳havemet

so,henthesetochaທraທcນtersmet,youehomutheycou1dhavee11้,itisa1้1inthisbຘookoftheirs&1้t;๙&1t;ThenineRຂingsofhe1้1้:九层地狱&&IjoyeditIhopeyouou1dtoo

hereisaທsnaທpshotofit…

“mydetoaທpp1้ytobຘusinessschoo1scນameabຘoutbຘecauseofaທ1้5๓-foot,rusty,ไ7o’ssty1e,ไsmog-ๅbe1gcaທdi1้1acdevi11้e

I๳asonmyayintoorktotheing,ไdrivinga1้ongthe4๒o5-southinLosaທnge1es,hensudden1้ythisturd-mobຘi1ecນutmeoffI๳s1้aທmmedonmyaທkesaທndnarroap1้oingintothebackofthedevi11้e

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