... for the top twenty most valuable YC companies, all of them have at least two founders.

In YC's case, the number one cause of early death for startups is cofounder blowups.

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 most important thing is that there is clear reporting structure and everyone knows what it is.

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

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

You should think about for the next 10 years, you're going to be giving out 3-5% of the company every year.