I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't work since most startups don't, and I wasn't sure what would happen after that.

我告诉妻子MacKenzie想辞去工作，然后去做这件疯狂的事情，很可能会失败，因为大部分创业公司都是如此，而且我不确定那之后会发生什么。

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"I am sure these would drive me crazy if I go back" she said.

她说“如果我回国，这些一定能把我逼疯。”

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All of the seasoned homebuilders told my partner Don Kaufman and I that we were crazy, that no one would buy a house without a basement, and that we would go out of business because we priced the houses too low.

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