As you grow, it feels hopelessly corporate but it really is worth putting in place these compensation bands.

Most founders have not managed people before, and they certainly haven't managed managers.

You also want people who are maniacally determined and that is slightly different than having a risk tolerant attitude.

You think you have this great idea that everyone's going to come join, but that's not how it works.

... fire fast when it's not working. It's better for the company, it's also better for the employee.

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

Once your product is working, switch from not caring about this to caring about this a little bit.