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

We pretty much won't fund a company now where the founders don't have vested equity because it's just that hard to do.

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

A related advantage of mission oriented ideas, is that you yourself will be dedicated to them.

You need to have a culture where people have very high quality standards in everything the company does, but still move quickly.

One thing that often disrupts momentum and really shouldn't is competitors.

A single mediocre hire in the first five will often in fact kill a startup.