I think the best thing you can do is be aware that as a first time founder you are likely to be a very bad manager.

Remember that you are more likely to die because you execute badly than get crushed by a competitor.

Good startups usually take 10 years.

If someone is difficult to talk to, if someone cannot communicate clearly, it's a real problem in terms of their likelihood to work out.

... 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.

There's at least a hundred times more people with great ideas than people that are willing to put in the effort to execute them well.

In general, it's best if you're building something that you yourself need.