You have to let your team get all the credit for all the good stuff that happens, and you take responsibility for the bad stuff.

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

One thing that founders always underestimate is how hard it is to recruit.

You want an idea that turns into a monopoly. But you can't get a monopoly, in a big market right away; too much competition for that.

Startups are very hard no matter what you do; you may as well go after a big opportunity.

Long term thinking is so rare anywhere, but especially in startups. This is a huge advantage if you do it.

You want an idea about what you can say. I know it sounds like a bad idea but here's specifically why its actually a great one. You want to sound crazy but you want to ask to be right.