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

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

Developing a personal connection with anyone you're trying to do a big deal with is really important.

AirBnB spent 5 months interviewing their first employee, before they hired someone and in their first year, they only hired 2 people.

... how much time you should be spending on hiring? The answer is 0 or 25 percent.

You need conviction in your own beliefs, and the willingness to ignore others naysaying.

You should think about for the next 10 years, you're going to be giving out 3-5% of the company every year.