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This book would not have happened if it were not for the heroic efforts of me, myself, and I. So first, I'd like to thank myself for a job well done and pat myself on the back. I honestly thought I wouldn't be able to write enough to fill a postcard, but it looks like I have plenty to say!

I'd like to thank those people who allowed me to waste an hour or more of their precious Netflix time by sharing their stories. Extra kudos for letting me use their real identities. That includes Juan Alva, Frank Baxter, Herald Chen, Joanne Chen, Paul Clausing, Edward Fu, Eric Heglie, Michael Henkin, Gina King, Chris McGowan, Harry Nelis, Bret Pearlman, Sreene Ranganathan, Jon Seiffer, Spencer Wang, Dave Wargo, and Lauren Wu.

The feedback from those who read early manuscripts of this book was also tremendously helpful. Thanks for helping me eliminate the mindless drivel that would have sent this book straight into the discount pile. In particular, I'd like to thank Gad Allon, Bing Chen, Shubhan Dua, Brian Flynn, Tomoko Fortune, Bjorn Hovland, Eric Hu, James Liu, Tina Longfield, Leda Nelis, Mas Siddiqui, and Katherine Stevenson.

I'd like to thank the team at Wiley for their support and making me change the title more times than my underwear. And to my agent, Kevin Anderson, and his team, for taking a chance on me—a first-time author who was more anonymous than Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto.

I'd like to give a big high-five to my co-writing partner, Adam Snyder. Thanks for keeping me on track, fixing all the mistakes, and making this book readable. Without your help, my Mom would've been the only one to read it.

Last, but certainly not least, I'd like to thank my family. To my wife, Lauren Wu, for encouraging me to write a book to share my love of storytelling. To my older son, Logan, who convinced me that it was time to press the eject button out of the Wall Street rat race and devote my life to being a great dad. And finally to my younger son, Lucian, who's convinced I'm writing a book about working at Wal-Mart and managing my way out of paper bags. Thanks to all of you for constantly reminding me that there's much more to life than making a ton of money!

Dave Liu