Precursor Ventures on why founders who've failed before sometimes jump back in too fast. Some have genuinely learned and are ready. Others are just tinkering or still recovering, and it shows.
Now, it's interesting. With precursor, we have a couple of folks who are on their next thing within our own portfolio. And you can feel the palpable difference between the rebound concept that you were describing. Charles and I have really taken time to absorb what happened, reflect, and I am ready. And we've had conversations with those founders who are like, but I'm not ready to take on investor capital yet. I'm just ready to start tinkering with the idea and want to sound board with you. But I'm not ready to take on those people into my circle yet because I'm still recovering. And I've found it's very clear when you're ready versus when you're like, I'm just itching to get back in. Let me out there.
In dating, only a handful of people are aware when they're in a rebound relationship, like, no, I'm ready for love again. And I've had a handful of founders in our portfolio have been like, I cannot work on this company with you.
