I care much more about the growth rate of the market than it's current size and I also care if there's any reason it's going to top out.

So always keep momentum, it's this prime directive for managing a startup.

For most of the early hires you make in a startup, experience doesn't matter very much, and you should go for aptitude.

It really is true that you become an average of the people you spend the most time with.

Remember that the idea will expand, and become more ambitious as you go.

The best founders work on things that seem small but they move really quickly. They get things done really quickly.

You're saying no ninety-seven times out of a hundred, and most founders find they have to make a very conscious effort to do this.