A short conversational segment from a Precursor Ventures YouTube video (April 23, 2025) about handling founder stress. A host cites Rob Go’s "Trough of Disillusionment" piece and asks how investors should be gracious; Precursor Ventures responds that founders are often stressed and that investors should avoid berating or belittling founders when delivering or receiving bad news.
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.
