Execution gets divided into two key questions: 1) can you figure out what to do and 2) can you get it done.

... We probably funded a rate of something like one out of ten solo teams.

The best people know that they should join a rocketship.

Here's a good rule of thumb: don't worry about a competitor at all, until they're actually beating you with a real shipped product.

You want an idea that not many other people are working on, and it's okay if it doesn't sound big at first.

1 of the hardest parts about being a founder, is that there are a 100 important things competing for your attention each day.

... but the pendulum has swung way out of whack here. A bad idea is still bad, and the pivot happy world we're in today feels suboptimal.