Secrets Of The Accidental Entrepreneur | TechCrunch
I was in a meeting with Uri Geller. You know who he is. He’s the psychic that bends spoons. He’s been doing it since he was a kid. Marvel Comics even did an issue once where Uri Geller was helping out Daredevil. The cover has Daredevil wearing an extremely tight uniform where you could see the outline of his genitalia (putting it delicately for SOPA Nazis). Daredvil was swinging around punching people while Uri Geller ("the Most Shocking Guest Star of All" according to the cover) was melting tanks. So now Uri Geller was sitting right in front of me pitching a business. That’s the way I roll.
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