Wow, that's a pretty rare behind the scenes at someone who is so public, you'd think there wasn't that much that Fred hasn't talked about already.

Didn't know Fred was almost broke before the Geocities sale went through, or that he started in VC at 25 but didn't make any real investments till 30. Perhaps tenacity/persistence is not just a desirable quality for entrepreneurs but for VCs as well...

EDIT: Wonder if he ever thought about giving up and/or trying something else pre-Geocities? and what made him keep going?