Eric abramson

There's so many different domains where the next consumer company might come.

I think like the B2B stuff, the developer-oriented companies are closer to the ground.

But you said our process is as long as it is for us to get conviction.

But actually, I think it's really important that it's a process of getting conviction on each other.

And that should be part of it.

One of the things that makes me sad about some of the conversation in the industry is the idea that a board member is just somebody who shows up.

It feels like that's what everybody's been reduced to.

And we hold a higher bar for ourselves.

We, you know, try to have that level of commitment that ends up manifesting in all different ways for the company, whether it's helping close like an IC engineer or, you know, whatever, you know, having those like late night conversations or whatever it is like that.

That is, in the best form, can be a really meaningful relationship for the founder and for the company from the very beginning.

And a founder should realize that that is, like, you know, of course you get into the anxiety and the stress of, am I going to get funded?

What are the terms going to be?

All those things.

I want to get back to building my business.

All that.

But at the end of the day, it is this relationship that you're beginning with.

And it's really important for the founder to recognize also that they're getting conviction through the process on what it's going to be like to partner with that person.

You know, the truth is in this market, oftentimes you're making a commitment before.

There's enough enduring data to really know what it is.

Which is very different.