I appreciate this post, it resonated with me so much. From my perspective, too many tech startup “missions” are more about marketing an interesting story than substantive thought behind the stakeholders they impact.

My big takeaway was the last sentence where you talked about patience. How do you guys balance the inherent tension between the patience it will take to fulfill your team’s mission and the general impatience investors have for startups that aren’t seeing “10x” growth?

And with that in mind, how do you guys measure/frame success in a way that shows substantial progress towards fulfilling your mission?

I imagine both of these don’t have simple answers, but I would love to hear your thoughts!