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

Aim to be the best in the world at whatever you do professionally. Even if you miss, you'll probably end up in a pretty good place.

You can win with the best product, the best price, or the best experience.

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

Employees will only add more value over time.

... 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.

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.