You want an idea that turns into a monopoly. But you can't get a monopoly, in a big market right away; too much competition for that.

You want to sound crazy, but you want to actually be right.

So if you want a culture where people work hard, & pay attention to detail, focus on the customer, are frugal: you have to do it yourself.

It's better to have no cofounder than to have a bad cofounder, but it's still bad to be a solo founder.

A third advantage of mission oriented companies, is that people outside the company are more willing to help you.

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

If you pivot, do it fully and with conviction. The worst thing is to try to do a bit of the old and the new-it's hard to kill your babies.