The cost of getting an early hire wrong is really high.

Great execution is at least 10 times more important and a 100 times harder than a good idea.

Stay focused and don't try to do too many things at once. Care about execution quality.

One thing that founders forget is that after they hire employees, they have to retain them.

The single word that matters most I think to keep the company productive as it grows is alignment.

Founders need to figure out what the message of the company is going to be.

A board member of mine used to say sales fix everything in a startup, and that is really true.