I'm pleased to see that Skybus, the new U.S. airline modeled after the super successful European ultradiscount carrier Ryanair, will open a base of operations here in Greensboro.  All of my employees who don't need to use of one of our private jets will be required to use it.

So, how did you, the readers of Percywalker.com, help bring Skybus to Greensboro?  I don't want to overly downplay my own contacts with the investors in the company and the hard work of our local officials, but Julian Robertson's Tiger Management is one of the early investors in Skybus and contributed one of its own employees to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the airline.  (Details here and here.)  As you'll recall, the North Carolina native and UNC grad was voted by you as the greatest hedge fund manager of all times, which elicited this comment from Julie:


I like to think that this move by Skybus is a small token of Mr. Robertson's appreciation for his support in Greensboro.  Keep up the good work!