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

M&A negotiations feel really fun. This is one of the biggest killers of companies, is they entertain acquisition conversations.

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.

Most startups are not nearly focussed enough. They work hard...maybe, but they don't work hard on the right things.

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

One thing I tell startups all the time is that the best way to grow is to make their product better.

In YC experience, 2 or 3 co-founders seems to be about perfect.