You think you have this great idea that everyone's going to come join, but that's not how it works.

If you look at successful pivots, they almost always are a pivot into something that the founder wanted. Not a random made up idea.

Because so few people make an actual long term commitment to what they're building, the ones that do have a huge advantage.

A winning team feels good and keeps winning. A team that hasn't won in a while gets demotivated and keeps losing.

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

Remember that you are more likely to die because you execute badly than get crushed by a competitor.

People that are really smart and that can learn new things can almost always find a role in the company as time goes on.