Seeing how he has (presumably) an extensive network from his VC days, and (presumably) a decent enough cash runway from having just left a well-paying career..

Seeing how he has (presumably) an extensive network from his VC days, and (presumably) a decent enough cash runway from having just left a well-paying career.. I would hesitate to call this "starting at the bottom". Still.. good luck. Coming from that background it might be a bucket-of-cold-water awakening of what it actually takes to get a startup off the ground.