A small communication breakdown is enough for everyone to be working on slightly different things. And then you loose focus.
... We probably funded a rate of something like one out of ten solo teams.
You want to continue to be run by great products, not process for it's own sake.
If you're not in college and you don't know a cofounder, the next best thing I think is to go work at an interesting company.
You have to find a small market in which you can get a monopoly and then quickly expand.
You should always know how you're doing against your metrics. You should always have a weekly review meeting every week.