Unpopular but right is what you're going for.

The single word that matters most I think to keep the company productive as it grows is alignment.

Experience matters for some roles and not others.

The way you get deals done and the way you get good terms, is to have a competitive situation.

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

One thing that founders forget is that after they hire employees, they have to retain them.

You only get points when you make something the market wants. So if you work really hard on the wrong things, no one will care.