David Bloom

• Instead of beating the competition, you focus on your own growth—because the competition doesn’t define your success.


• Instead of proving yourself, you deepen your craft.


• Instead of racing toward an endpoint, you embrace the process—because there is no endpoint, only evolution.


• Instead of chasing short-term wins, every action becomes a long-term invest

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Gross provides the gentle structure, serving as a kind of mediator. “The thing that probably takes up most of my time is serving as a neutral party at the investment table,” she said. “I have no personal agenda. I don’t care if the next investment gets through or doesn’t.”

Perhaps because of the raw intelligence on the team, Founders Fund’s investors do not have formal specializations. While Joey Krug spends more of his time on crypto and Trae Stephens on defense, there are no fiefdoms, and the expectation is that every investor is capable of analyzing anything that comes through the door. By doing so, Founders Fund ... See more

“By definition, you end up doing what is relatively best within that given sector or stage versus what’s absolutely best across the board.”

“If you’re a founder who thinks, ‘Oh, I’m working on this thing and it’s slightly weird, who will understand this?’ You seek out Peter and Founders Fund.”

‘What would it mean if it were not true?’ He chases that through to its conclusion, even if it takes you to some odd places along the way.”