People are always like, "be bold." But the problem with bold? It has limits. Guardrails , visible and invisible, that keep you playing smaller than you actually could.

This month's word is audacious. And I think it's the word more of us need right now.

In this solo episode, I reflect on:

1) Why bold is actually suffocating if you're stuck within a container

2) What "feral boldness" actually means and why it sets you free

3) The story of two first-time directors who got IMAX cameras away from Christopher Nolan in 30 days - and won Best International Picture doing it

4) How to write your impossible list and actually go after it one by one

I share reflections from my journey as a first check investor interacting with thousands of founders - some who bent reality to their will, and some who played it too safe.

This isn't advice. It's a weekly reflection I want to remember and share - in the pursuit of building a world where we all give ourselves permission to go after the things that seem

a little too crazy.

Don't be bold. Be audacious.

New episodes every two weeks - sometimes with guests I deeply admire, sometimes just honest thinking in progress.