To get the very best people- they have a lot of great options, and so it can easily take a year to recruit someone.

The thirteenth search engine- and without all the features of a web portal, most people thought that was pointless.

Many of the best YC companies have had phenomenally small number of employees for their first year, sometimes none besides the founders.

Move fast. Speed is one of your main advantages over large companies.

You need unstoppable people. You want people that are just going to get it done.

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

You can basically change everything in a startup but the market.