Background for other HN'ers: The author Andy Swan is a successful multiple exit entrepreneur and seed investor. From the site: "I've started and sold two companies. I have investments in 7-8 others. I love helping passionate people create wealth. Win."

Andy's one of the regulars on AVC, has an extraordinarily sharp business sense, and he's also a connoisseur of Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon: http://andyswan.com/blog/?s=pappy