Every first time founder waits too long, everyone hopes that an employee will turn around. But the right answer is to fire fast.

You need someone that behaves like James Bond more than you need someone that is an expert in some particular domain.

If you have several ideas that all seem pretty good, work on the one that you think about, when you're not trying to think about work.

You have to let your team get all the credit for all the good stuff that happens, and you take responsibility for the bad stuff.

You have to be decisive. Indecisiveness is a startup killer.

Study the unusually successful people you know, and you will find them imbued with enthusiasm for their work which is contagious. Not only are they themselves excited about what they are doing, but they also get you excited

Obsess about the quality of the product.