Aim to be the best in the world at whatever you do professionally. Even if you miss, you'll probably end up in a pretty good place.

In the early stage of a startup, hiring senior people is usually a mistake. You just want people that get stuff done.

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

I think the best thing you can do is be aware that as a first time founder you are likely to be a very bad manager.

Long term thinking is so rare anywhere, but especially in startups. This is a huge advantage if you do it.

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

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