Study the unusually successful people you know, and you will find them imbued with enthusiasm for their work which is contagious. Not only are they themselves excited about what they are doing, but they also get you excited

Once your product is working, switch from not caring about this to caring about this a little bit.

The natural state of a start-up is to die; most start-ups require multiple miracles in their early days to escape this fate.

Most founders have not managed people before, and they certainly haven't managed managers.

Companies that I've been very involved with, that have had a very bad first hire in the first 3 or so employees never recover from it.

The most important thing is that there is clear reporting structure and everyone knows what it is.

Why now, why is this the perfect time for this particular idea, and to start this particular company?