The way forward is to learn to see every startup in any industry as a grand experiment.
Customers don't care how much time something takes to build. They care only if it serves their needs.
Entrepreneurs can't forecast accurately, because they are trying something fundamentally new. So they will often be laughably behind plan - and on the brink of success.
Don’t be in a rush to get big. Be in a rush to have a great product.
If you can’t out iterate someone who is trying to copy you, you’re toast anyway.
You know how people always talk about how vision is the key to entrepreneurship and perseverance and really seeing what other people don't see? We can actually redeem a fair amount of that folk wisdom.