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my best investments so far have been in companies that had no traction. finding pinterest, they had no traction. thank you so much for participating on the panel, coming on the program and we ll see you back in the studio hopefully sometime soon. thanks. we ve spoken a lot on this show about how to create a brand. but then once you create it, how do you gain traction with the brand? it is one of the big topics at the new york times small business summit. we have a panel to talk about it here. adam rich is the co- founder of the popular online shopping and restaurant site thrill list. and maria ross, founder of branding strategies website. great to see both of you guys. thanks for having us. when you started thrill list, which has become a very well-known, popular brand, obviously gaining traction, how much did you think about brand? you know, i think without even really knowing to call it brand, it was something we were really very focused on out of the gates.