I prefer to invest in a company that's going after a small but rapidly growing market than a big but slow growing one.

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

Share results (financial and key metrics) with the company every month.

Just put a little pin in your mind: when you cross 50 employees, there are a new set of HR rules that you have to comply with.

If it works out, you're going to be working on this for 10 years.

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

Startups are very hard no matter what you do; you may as well go after a big opportunity.