Wait to start a startup until you come up with an idea that you feel compelled to explore.

Startups are not the best choice for work-life balance, and that's sort of just the sad reality.

If you compromise and hire someone mediocre you will always regret it.

Don't let the company get distracted or excited about other things. A common mistake is that companies get excited by their own PR.

... but actually it sucks to have a lot of employees, and you should be proud of how few employees you have.

You never want to be in a place where an employee has vested 3 out of the 4 years of stock and they start thinking about leaving.

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