figma dropped some incredible demos today during figcon 

reminder to founders: stay optimistic, iterate intensely, and—most importantly—stay alive 💪

I don’t think founders are afforded this time to traction anymore — just my sense 

What do you think?

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Funny how when they stick to their area of expertise they offer good, smart advice 😜

Consumer startups need traction to raise an A in this environment. So, as much as the all in guys grind my gears, the trumpet they've been sounding for a year now about the need for startups to be default alive is really true.

I’d say raising capital is harder, so that’s true

OpenAI on similar timeline.

It really depends on the startup.

Personally feel the new VC meta is exactly this.  Small team, low burn, longer horizons

I think it helps to be 20 years old and feel like you have the time.

I think so too, things have changed a lot with startups gaining traction especially in web3