Some day everyone will find out everyone else's comp, if it's all over the place, it will be a complete meltdown disaster

Great execution is at least 10 times more important and a 100 times harder than a good idea.

The second part of how to hire: try not to.

In the early stage of a startup, hiring senior people is usually a mistake. You just want people that get stuff done.

I think as a rough estimate, you should aim to give about 10% of the company to the first 10 employees.

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

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