Q Can I ask, with such a fantastic angel portfolio, what was behind the decision to institutionalize your angel investing with the move to Founders Fund? What was the catalyst for that decision?
A Well, I think that you really have to capture, you know, what's the expression? Lightning in the bottle. To have found a company, I mean, all the, the elements, uh, you know, that primordial soup has to be just right for company formation. But on the other hand, the investing side is really this wonderful position to really go out there and find and, and help founders, uh, get their companies off the ground and, and really look for that next great company. And, and, you know, having kind of put in log the time on the operating side, I was really excited to To be on the other side of the table and really, really mentor new companies and hopefully bestow some wisdom in the process of doing that.
AI assessment note: “having kind of put in log the time on the operating side”