Marc Andreessen

And if you get those right as a founder, the payoff from that will go for decades.

And if you get those right as a founder, the payoff from that will go for decades.

And if you get those wrong, even if your company succeeds, you're going to live with those sins forever.

And if you get those wrong, even if your company succeeds, you're going to live with those sins forever.

They're going to extrapolate out.

They're going to extrapolate out.

And so like, that's it.

And so like, that's it.

Like that is the core of the business.

Like that is the core of the business.

And like many great companies, you know, later on bring in lots of other partners and growth stage investors and, you know, other people to the team and build boards and it's fantastic and it's great.

And like many great companies, you know, later on bring in lots of other partners and growth stage investors and, you know, other people to the team and build boards and it's fantastic and it's great.

But, you know, there really is no substitute for that kind of inception point.

But, you know, there really is no substitute for that kind of inception point.

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.