Good startups usually take 10 years.

The biggest PR hack you can do, is not hire a PR firm.

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

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

So you should always stay on top of people's vesting schedules.

Another way of looking at this, is that the best companies are almost always mission oriented.

Experience matters for some roles and not others.