We pretty much won't fund a company now where the founders don't have vested equity because it's just that hard to do.

... you can think about that for everyone you hire: will I bet the future of this company on this single hire? And that's a tough bar.

Facebook has this famous poster that says move fast and break things. But at the same time they manage to be obsessed with quality.

... but actually it sucks to have a lot of employees, and you should be proud of how few employees you have.

You want to think about what is the path for my first 10 or 15 employees going to be as the company grows.

Really dig into projects people have worked on and call references; that is another thing that first time founders like to skip.

Everyone starting a startup for the first time is scared, and everyone feels like a bit of an imposter.