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

... We probably funded a rate of something like one out of ten solo teams.

Another way of looking at this, is that the best companies are almost always mission oriented.

Or a way to stay on strangers couches, that just sounds terrible all around.

Everyone starting a startup for the first time is scared, and everyone feels like a bit of an imposter.

Obsess about the quality of the product.

The best ideas often look terrible at the beginning the truly good ideas, don't seem like they're worth stealing.