Bill Gurley

That it's easy to kind of make the connection and you don't do it.

So what I recommend is you do that kind of studying aspirational mentors.

And then for your in-person mentors, you just need to be more realistic about how far you reach.

Yeah.

And the truth of the matter is people in the second tier get almost zero ask.

Yeah, they're going to be more willing.

They're going to be flattered that you ask them.

So, you know, whoever it is you think you want, like just go one or two levels down and you'll probably find someone who's thrilled that you reached out, super honored, and you're much more likely to get help.

Yeah.

And look, I don't know if it's for everybody.

And I've watched people be successful in venture capital that don't do it.

But it's certainly a way to differentiate yourself is to create content on your field and to share that content.

publicly, as you say.

And ironically, Warren Buffett has historically done this every year.

There's a great bond investor named Howard Marks who writes out his thoughts.

There are two benefits to it, straight up.

One, when you write things down and you know you're going to publish them publicly, you

Really test all the theories in your brain.

You really work things out.

You accomplish what you're afraid you're not doing by just using AI because you really don't want there to be inconsistencies.