I feel as though I closely missed out on a friendship that could have meant a lot to both of us. In September 2011 a group from Utah went to Vegas to start an

I feel as though I closely missed out on a friendship that could have meant a lot to both of us. In September 2011 a group from Utah went to Vegas to start an entrepreneurial effort called "LaunchUp" I was going to go, but for some reason didn't. A friend met Tony there and was recruited by Tony to head the Las Vegas startup ecosystem there. I kept looking for a reason to meet him, and spent a month in Vegas back in 2017. I hung out on Fremont Street a lot, toured Zappos, and tried to contact him through every avenue I could, but couldn't meet him. I became disheartened by the business and startup ecosystem in Utah, and began moving everything from Utah to Arkansas right at the time he was moving in. It feels like we had a bunch of near misses and I can't help but think that things could have been different if we had connected.