From the war for star talent to standing out in an increasingly crowded market, Battery GPs Marcus Ryu and Dharmesh Thakker reflect on how the fears founders face today compare to past tech cycles. “The main thing I worried about is are we going to run out of money and will it be game over? They just assume that if the company's achieving market traction, capital will take care of itself.” “Every founder thinks about talent, I thought about it all the time. But I didn’t have this acute sense that if I’m not getting the very best and the brightest right now, we’re going to lose.” “Raising a lot of money, just like hiring a lot of star engineers, is not going to make you succeed in this day and age. Value comes from the end customer problems you're solving.” Watch the full discussion on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=JjGjhb9Xe3...…