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

You should always know how you're doing against your metrics. You should always have a weekly review meeting every week.

You need to have a culture where people have very high quality standards in everything the company does, but still move quickly.

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

You're either not hiring at all or it's probably your single biggest block of time.

You're saying no ninety-seven times out of a hundred, and most founders find they have to make a very conscious effort to do this.

The thing that kills startups at some level, is the founders giving up.