Marc Andreessen

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?

Because you're showing a crack in the armor.

Because you're showing a crack in the armor.

And if your people pick that up, they're going to lose confidence in you.

And if your people pick that up, they're going to lose confidence in you.

Or if word gets around that you're second-guessing yourself or that your thing isn't going well or that you don't have total confidence in it, then all of a sudden investors won't want to invest and candidates won't want to join.

Or if word gets around that you're second-guessing yourself or that your thing isn't going well or that you don't have total confidence in it, then all of a sudden investors won't want to invest and candidates won't want to join.