If it takes more than a sentence to explain what you are doing, it's almost always a sign that what you are doing is too complicated.

We talk to a team they've gotten new things done, that's the best predictor we have that a company will be successful.

... the thing we see wrong with YC apps most frequently, is that people have not thought about the market first and what people want first.

You'll get more support on a hard, important, project than a derivative one.

You need to figure out what the 2 or 3 most important things are, and then just do those.

I think as a rough estimate, you should aim to give about 10% of the company to the first 10 employees.

... how much time you should be spending on hiring? The answer is 0 or 25 percent.