If you're not in college and you don't know a cofounder, the next best thing I think is to go work at an interesting company.

To get the very best people- they have a lot of great options, and so it can easily take a year to recruit someone.

Later, you should learn to hire fast and scale up the company, but in the early days the goal should be not to hire. Not to hire.

Aim to be the best in the world at whatever you do professionally. Even if you miss, you'll probably end up in a pretty good place.

You can't be focussed without really great communication

You have to save the vision speeches for when the company is winning. When you're not winning, you just have to get momentum back.

Why now, why is this the perfect time for this particular idea, and to start this particular company?