Momentum and growth are the lifeblood of startups. This is probably in the top three secrets of executing well.

M&A negotiations feel really fun. This is one of the biggest killers of companies, is they entertain acquisition conversations.

Don't let the company get distracted or excited about other things. A common mistake is that companies get excited by their own PR.

Investors will sort of like write the check and then, despite a lot of promises, don't usually do that much; sometimes they do.

In general, it's best if you're building something that you yourself need.

Most things are not as risky as they seem.

Because it's one of these sort of connections between nodes- every pair of people adds communication overhead.