Marc Andreessen

And, you know, whether that's building a product or a technology or a company or, you know, an art or like whatever it is, you know, sort of this primal drive to create.

And, you know, whether that's building a product or a technology or a company or, you know, an art or like whatever it is, you know, sort of this primal drive to create.

I mean, the full version of the theory is all the great founders are broken in some way, right?

I mean, the full version of the theory is all the great founders are broken in some way, right?

And so they've got the, you know, you get into kind of psychoanalysis quickly, but you get into the kind of broken home, you know, or, you know, Steve Jobs being adopted or whatever.

And so they've got the, you know, you get into kind of psychoanalysis quickly, but you get into the kind of broken home, you know, or, you know, Steve Jobs being adopted or whatever.

And you kind of have all these stories.

And you kind of have all these stories.

And, you know, the metaphor is like when the bone breaks, it either doesn't heal or when it heals, you know, it's stronger.

And, you know, the metaphor is like when the bone breaks, it either doesn't heal or when it heals, you know, it's stronger.

And so you're trying to get people who are kind of responding to kind of childhood pain through kind of overachievement.

And so you're trying to get people who are kind of responding to kind of childhood pain through kind of overachievement.

And I think there's something to that.

And I think there's something to that.

And in particular, I think what there is to that that is really important, I often talk about it of like, you need some reason to get out of bed in the morning.

And in particular, I think what there is to that that is really important, I often talk about it of like, you need some reason to get out of bed in the morning.

It's not just I have a job or it's not just I don't want to embarrass myself or it's not just I want to be responsible.

It's not just I have a job or it's not just I don't want to embarrass myself or it's not just I want to be responsible.

You have to have like a primal reason when things are really, really bad, when the shit really hits the fan.

You have to have like a primal reason when things are really, really bad, when the shit really hits the fan.