You have to be intense. This only comes from the CEO, this only comes from the founders.

You need someone that behaves like James Bond more than you need someone that is an expert in some particular domain.

Some day everyone will find out everyone else's comp, if it's all over the place, it will be a complete meltdown disaster

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

Someday, you need to build a business that's difficult to replicate. This is an important part of a good idea.

As you grow, the productivity I think, goes down with the square of the number of employees if you don't make an effort.

You think you have this great idea that everyone's going to come join, but that's not how it works.