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    1. Jonathon Perrelli
      perrelli responded to Bish 3 Dec 11

      Did you have any more visions?

      Visions of a wonderful holiday season with peace and joy for all

    2. Jonathon Perrelli
      perrelli 3 Dec 11

      What is your vision for formspring?

      50 Million users by end of 2012, 100 Million by the end of 2013. Product feature enhancements that enable families and companies to leverage FormSpring more for their internal use.

    3. Jonathon Perrelli
      perrelli responded to ade 3 Dec 11

      What's the last film that made you tear up?

      seriously, should I actually reduce my manhood score by answering this? huum ... oh well, fine - 'The Notebook'

    4. Jonathon Perrelli
      perrelli responded to wechsler 3 Dec 11

      What movie could you make sound more interesting by adding any single word to the title?

      The GodFather Part4

    5. Jonathon Perrelli
      perrelli responded to ade 3 Dec 11

      Have you seen a noticeable decline in the quality of Google search results? Have you switched to another search engine because of it?

      nope. google is fine for me 95% of the time. I like Qwiki at LOT though and plan to use it more often

    6. Jonathon Perrelli
      perrelli responded to ade 3 Dec 11

      What's the best road trip you've ever taken?

      South Padre Island Texas from Blacksburg, VA - Spring Break 1991

    7. Jonathon Perrelli
      perrelli responded to Formspring 3 Dec 11

      What's your best talent?

      being a firecracker of motivational energy for others, at least that is what I am told.

    8. Jonathon Perrelli
      perrelli responded to sjs 13 Oct 11

      If you could change one thing about your home, what would it be?

      I'd like to have a steam shower - easier to shave the noggin in the am. Coming soon ...

    9. Jonathon Perrelli
      perrelli responded to ade 13 Oct 11

      Have you ever had bumper stickers on your car? If so, what were they?

      A peace sign, and a Virginia Tech sticker

    10. Jonathon Perrelli
      perrelli responded to ade 13 Oct 11

      Rank the following companies in order of market cap 5 years from now: AAPL, MSFT, GOOG, FCBK

      GOOG, AAPL, MSFT, FCBK

    11. Jonathon Perrelli
      perrelli responded to ade 13 Oct 11

      What song have you played the most on iTunes?

      'A Red Headed Woman' by Springsteen and The E Street Band.

    12. Jonathon Perrelli
      perrelli responded to ade 13 Oct 11

      Which movies have you seen at least ten times before...and would watch again if it came on this weekend?

      Shrek, The GodFather, Pink Floyd's The Wall, ScarFace, The Departed, GlenGary GlenRoss, Alice in Wonderland, and everything starring Pacino, DeNiro, Shrek, or friends in the startup/tech scene.

    13. Jonathon Perrelli
      perrelli responded to ade 13 Oct 11

      What do you think are the most important qualities in order to be successful?

      Honesty, passion, drive, integrity, commitment, expertise (in something), dedication to a/the cause, having a mission, being a team player, and always being a part of the win-win-win.

    14. Jonathon Perrelli
      perrelli responded to ade 13 Oct 11

      What new fall tv show are you most excited for?

      what's a tv? ;-)

    15. Jonathon Perrelli
      perrelli responded to ade 13 Oct 11

      We popped open the Dom this afternoon to celebrate the iPhone app launch. What's the last thing you celebrated?

      Congrats Ade! I'll always be proud to have been part of FormSpring from the early days. Thanks! The most recent celebration on my end is the event we call Distilled Intelligence 1.0, which took place on 10/11/11 in DC. AWESOME turnout, an amazing 54 companies presented, and an energy that reminded me of what we felt at UUNET "back in the day".

    16. Jonathon Perrelli
      perrelli responded to JoshuaTowns 13 Oct 11

      What's the best way to attract expert team members to your early stage business venture?

      IMHO, you need to have a clearly defined mission, a passion for what you do, a plan for how you have or will fund the company, a genuine personality, a background that has little to no skeletons (previous business failures are ok, tiger blood infused rampages, not so much), and not be an A-hole.

    17. Jonathon Perrelli
      perrelli 13 Oct 11

      What song do you sing in the shower?

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      Born in the USA, Glory Days, Red Headed Woman ... pretty much anything by Springsteen.

    18. Jonathon Perrelli
      perrelli responded to wechsler 13 Jul 10

      If you had a chance to ask anybody anything you want, who and what question would it be?

      I think that I would ask Jesus what he believes the meaning of life to be. Or I would ask Abraham Lincoln how he developed such incredible persistence.

    19. Jonathon Perrelli
      perrelli 13 Jul 10

      When was the last time you were in your hot tub?

      Back in the good ole days in Indiana, not a day went by without the hot tub ... now, it is much less frequent. It has been a few weeks I am sad to report :-(

    20. Jonathon Perrelli
      perrelli 13 Jul 10

      What is the best thing about fs.me?

      the best thing about formspring is that it has enabled the world to communicate in a manner in which we could not previously.

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