I think people don't want to be in somebody's First Institutional fund.

The very very best people are going to be kept within their fund

We're all going to go watch a movie but we're going to watch three trailers probably a hundred times over the next six months before it comes out and that's what people need in general.

I think because I was so consistent and telling them when I was stopping that a lot of people respected that and remembered it.

I think the first 18-24 months of a startup's life is a magical time. So much gets baked: the product, the hunt for market fit, the culture, the team, pricing, distribution, go-to-market—all of that.

My maternal grandfather, my mom's dad, was an entrepreneur. He put himself through college on the GI Bill, served in World War II, came back, got an engineering degree, and started some semiconductor companies. He was a mentor and role model for me in so many ways.