Leverage your brand. You shouldn't let two guys in a garage eat your shorts.
Let yourself be enchanted in small ways.
The hard part is implementing the decision, not making it.
Smart, well-meaning people get it wrong when they start believing that the world owes them something and that the rules are different for them.
It's a very valuable skill to succeed in life whether you work for a startup or a Fortune 500 company.
When you’ve worked hard and done well and walked through that doorway of opportunity, you do not slam it shut behind you.