Why Operators Make Better VCs

which I think stands out is, I think if you've been an operator, you know, stuff goes wrong more than it goes right. I think if you've been a career investor and something starts to go wrong, it can feel like you made a mistake or this was a bad investment. And I think if you're an

operator, you know, that happens all the time. And so I really try to get to the point with my companies where I don't want to see the vanity metrics. I just want to talk about what's not working and I want them to be open with me because I'm not going to freak out. I'm used

to it going wrong. I've been in the seat when it's gone wrong. And I think being able to have that trust a relationship where I can just say, Hey, don't tell me what's going right. Tell me what's going wrong. And we can kind of get to it also really helps. And