Employees will only add more value over time.

So it's worth some real up front time to think through the long term value and the defensibility of the business.

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

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

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

In YC's case, the number one cause of early death for startups is cofounder blowups.

In general though, if you look at the track record of pivots, they don't become big companies.