Marc Andreessen

Like you do end up getting very close to people and you do end up wanting to have a high level of trust.

Like you do end up getting very close to people and you do end up wanting to have a high level of trust.

And it certainly helps if you like each other and trust each other and so forth.

And it certainly helps if you like each other and trust each other and so forth.

But like, I would just say on the other hand, like some of the best founders in history and, you know, look, I give you example after example in the distant past, they were not very likable people.

But like, I would just say on the other hand, like some of the best founders in history and, you know, look, I give you example after example in the distant past, they were not very likable people.

And a lot of, you know, by the way, the same thing is true of many of the great artists, many of the great filmmakers, many of the great literary geniuses, many of the great philosophers, you know, many of the great political leaders.

And a lot of, you know, by the way, the same thing is true of many of the great artists, many of the great filmmakers, many of the great literary geniuses, many of the great philosophers, you know, many of the great political leaders.

There's a lot of cases where these people are like not likable.

There's a lot of cases where these people are like not likable.

So I say, no, you don't.

So I say, no, you don't.

Because I think like if you're trying to fulfill your personal emotional needs at work, like I think that's a very fundamental problem and you shouldn't try to do that.

Because I think like if you're trying to fulfill your personal emotional needs at work, like I think that's a very fundamental problem and you shouldn't try to do that.

It's the Harry S. Truman quote, if you need a friend, get a dog.

It's the Harry S. Truman quote, if you need a friend, get a dog.

Another version of this is we always say, do not bring your whole self to work.

Another version of this is we always say, do not bring your whole self to work.

Whatever you do, do not bring your whole self to work.

Whatever you do, do not bring your whole self to work.