Marc Andreessen

And so, you know, I don't know.

And so, you know, I don't know.

I think as long as you're still alive and as long as you've conducted yourself in a way that, you know, you haven't brought, you know, some sort of fundamental like legal issue on your head or something like that.

I think as long as you're still alive and as long as you've conducted yourself in a way that, you know, you haven't brought, you know, some sort of fundamental like legal issue on your head or something like that.

I think generally, at least in our world, I think second chances are actually available for a lot of people.

I think generally, at least in our world, I think second chances are actually available for a lot of people.

And by the way, of course, a lot of the great success stories have this in their background, as you know, including Steve Jobs himself.

And by the way, of course, a lot of the great success stories have this in their background, as you know, including Steve Jobs himself.

So I believe, and we try to run the firm this way, I believe the core of the business is a permanent state of affairs.

So I believe, and we try to run the firm this way, I believe the core of the business is a permanent state of affairs.

The core of the business is early stage.

The core of the business is early stage.

The core of the business is a founder or a small founding team with a dream and a clean sheet of paper, ideally a garage, although these days it's hard to keep the kids in the garage, so maybe they have a house or an office.

The core of the business is a founder or a small founding team with a dream and a clean sheet of paper, ideally a garage, although these days it's hard to keep the kids in the garage, so maybe they have a house or an office.

Very expensive in Palo Alto market.

Very expensive in Palo Alto market.

It is a not cheap garage.

It is a not cheap garage.

Palo Alto garages are indeed expensive, yes.

Palo Alto garages are indeed expensive, yes.