Marc Andreessen

And so it's just like, all right, like maybe there's a point at which like some of that is helpful to like correct bad behaviors.

And so it's just like, all right, like maybe there's a point at which like some of that is helpful to like correct bad behaviors.

But, you know, it's clearly gone way too far and people get like way too down the rabbit hole on this and it becomes very disabling.

But, you know, it's clearly gone way too far and people get like way too down the rabbit hole on this and it becomes very disabling.

And, you know, you probably know a lot of people who are like that.

And, you know, you probably know a lot of people who are like that.

So the way I think about it is like inherently what you, you know, what you do, what I do, what, you know, venture startups, like, look, these are high risk operations.

So the way I think about it is like inherently what you, you know, what you do, what I do, what, you know, venture startups, like, look, these are high risk operations.

Right.

Right.

And, you know, sometimes they go right, but they go wrong in a thousand ways before they go right.

And, you know, sometimes they go right, but they go wrong in a thousand ways before they go right.

And then even then they may not work.

And then even then they may not work.

So the nature of the beast is like just like tremendous variability and pressure.

So the nature of the beast is like just like tremendous variability and pressure.

By the way, another thing I always thought about a lot as a founder, and I really see this now as a VC, is that in particular, founders have a very hard time ever finding anybody they can confide in.

By the way, another thing I always thought about a lot as a founder, and I really see this now as a VC, is that in particular, founders have a very hard time ever finding anybody they can confide in.

As a founder, you feel like if you admit that you have an issue, like you're being a bad leader, right?

As a founder, you feel like if you admit that you have an issue, like you're being a bad leader, right?