Regardless of your attitudes towards VCs, purely from a statistical perspective this makes sense. If you consider only a small percentage of individuals are cap

Regardless of your attitudes towards VCs, purely from a statistical perspective this makes sense. If you consider only a small percentage of individuals are capable of running or leading a high-growth company to millions or billions of dollars of revenue, then for every VC you add to your board, you have a greater chance of adding someone who isn't capable of adding value. Say only 1 out of every 10 individuals are rockstars in the startup/investing world. Assuming you and your co-founder are those rock-stars, the other 3 people on your 5 person board are only going to drag you down ;-)