Having a highly homogeneous background, education, values, preferences, etc, in the very early team is better than not - cuts down on time-wasting arguments.
Max LevchinIf you're building a social product, you're still living in the last century if your product doesn't work on Facebook.
Max LevchinYou can have successful teams where people hate but deeply respect each other; the opposite (love but not respect among team members) is a recipe for disaster.
Max Levchin