Have you ever had an idea that you're super excited about, but you know you're not the right person to bring it to life?

Not fun.

Building something new. Host: /venturecapital /adventures /theitinerant

Big part of being a VC, having been an entrepreneur. To use a film analogy... You're not the Director anymore, but you can be the Producer who brings the script, talent, and financing together. 

Not the same, but still pretty good.

Storyteller. Consiglieri. Lyrical Gangsta. GP, G20 Ventures.

Agree. De novo build strategies have become quite common. Most funds I know do 1/fund.

I often use the similar analogy of player-to-coach.