“Marc followed him… approached Bezos at the urinal and started talking about the company… Bezos asked him to give a minute and meet him in the hallway.”

Marc Stad · Buyers and Builders · Marc Stad: From $0 to $40 Billion (The Extraordinary Story of Dragoneer's Founder)

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Followed Jeff Bezos to the bathroom at an event, approached him at the urinal, and secured a brief meeting to pitch an acquisition idea

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