Marc Andreessen

You know, that early moment, there's no substitute for being the investor that does that.

You know, that early moment, there's no substitute for being the investor that does that.

And then, you know, as you know, like the investor who's engaged with the company at that stage, it often becomes the key advisor to those founders for the rest of the company's life because you build this incredible emotional bond.

And then, you know, as you know, like the investor who's engaged with the company at that stage, it often becomes the key advisor to those founders for the rest of the company's life because you build this incredible emotional bond.

And then, you know, you have like complete context on why all the decisions got made.

And then, you know, you have like complete context on why all the decisions got made.

And, you know, you remember how it first started.

And, you know, you remember how it first started.

I think there's just no substitute for the early stage.

I think there's just no substitute for the early stage.

And I think like a firm like ours, this is what I always tell our folks, like, look, at the end of the day, the early stage business has to work.

And I think like a firm like ours, this is what I always tell our folks, like, look, at the end of the day, the early stage business has to work.

If the early stage business works, we have option value in doing all this other stuff.

If the early stage business works, we have option value in doing all this other stuff.

But that always is the core of the business.

But that always is the core of the business.

So it's basically, I think it's in two parts.

So it's basically, I think it's in two parts.

So part of it is, yes, fixing the mistakes of omission, fixing the mistakes and becoming partners later.

So part of it is, yes, fixing the mistakes of omission, fixing the mistakes and becoming partners later.