In the beginning of a company, there is no management and this actually works really well.

As long as you keep doing the right thing and have the best product, you can beat the bigger company.

Some day everyone will find out everyone else's comp, if it's all over the place, it will be a complete meltdown disaster

The way you get deals done and the way you get good terms, is to have a competitive situation.

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

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

For most software startups, this translates to keep growing. For hardware startups, it translates to don't let your ship date slip.