Van Horn
Van Horn
Van Horn, variants Van Hoorn and Van Horne...
errors happy
The errors didn't make me happy at all. We have to get better.
allen asked based build business company growing paul rapidly reason ventures
The reason we started this company is because Vulcan Ventures and Paul Allen asked us to build a new and rapidly growing e-commerce company based on a fundamentally new business model,
driving excited people price
You find that people are excited about driving the price down, even $10, because they feel empowered,
arm base blake feet position starting third took watch
Blake is going to be our starting third baseman. He's on a mission. I told him third base could be his position because he has an outstanding arm and feet and he took it to heart. I think he's one to watch out for.
jim left office pat soon took
As soon as Pat (Van Horn) left my office, I took it back to Jim
advantage deepest direct negotiate products relationships sell
We are a retailer, like Wal-Mart or the Gap, in that we actually sell the products ourselves, ... We have direct relationships with the manufacturers and the advantage is that we negotiate the deepest discounts possible.
absolutely cheese potato
We had preordered and also had cheese quiche with potato crust. It was absolutely wonderful,
felt jury lost returned
When the jury returned the verdict, I felt high, but then I realized, I still had lost a son.
bringing either kept nobody pitcher realized saw time
I was bringing him the whole time when I saw him fielding the ball. I realized either the pitcher was going to be there or nobody was going to be there. I kept him going to see if they were going to make a play.
ahead numbers order ourselves terms
well ahead of the projections we had for ourselves in terms of revenue, order numbers and traffic.
figure guys hard message sends trying
It also sends a message that nothing is set. Guys got to keep working hard and trying to figure it out.
felt forget great hit looked rhythm shot start teammates
I felt in great rhythm tonight. Once I hit a couple, my teammates really looked for me. I just let my shot go. You start to forget about everything and that's what I did tonight.
If it was only 75 percent, ... they would want improvements.
baseball good needs
He's got good baseball instincts. He has a feel for what he needs to do.