For a guy who's sold two companies for north of $200M and is totally loaded, Russ is pretty low ego and low profile in SV. At heart, he is an earnest, high-energy, down-to-earth operator. Double thumbs up from me and everyone on my team that's met him.
Other tidbits of praise:
-Russ is VERY GOOD at knowing what he knows and what doesn't know, so it's very unlikely that he'll give you bad advice.
-Russ will actually invest time into meeting with you and helping you out.
-Russ gives very good, very blunt advice.
— Founder of a company Russell invested in
Russ invested in our seed round, and he has been an extremely valuable guy for us. Despite being extremely busy with his own startup, he always finds time to take our calls, make introductions, and offer advice. We're lucky to have him involved.