You can have a startup and one other thing, you can have a family, but you probably can't have many other things.

The track record for founders that don't already know each other is really bad.

Facebook has this famous poster that says move fast and break things. But at the same time they manage to be obsessed with quality.

A third advantage of mission oriented companies, is that people outside the company are more willing to help you.

The thirteenth search engine- and without all the features of a web portal, most people thought that was pointless.

Someday, you need to build a business that's difficult to replicate. This is an important part of a good idea.

For most of the early hires you make in a startup, experience doesn't matter very much, and you should go for aptitude.