Navigating Founder Stress with Grace #investing #venturecapital #tech #ai #startup

Additionally, within our own team this week, we also talked about Rob Go's recent Trough of Disillusionment piece where he highlights the importance of not projecting your own stress onto founders through tough moments. And for anyone who's listening, definitely read that piece. It was a great read. I know you emphasize being gracious as an investor when things are getting hard. I guess, how have you seen that done well? And then where have you seen it maybe go wrong? Also, I.

Think most founders are operating under stress at all times. I think in general, when things aren't going well, they know it, and when they've made a mistake, they know it. So I always try to think, you know, if somebody's really down or comes to you with bad news, they probably know it's bad news. There's sort of no need to yell at them, berate them or belittle them. They.