Firing people is one of the worst parts of running a company. Actually in my own experience, I think it is the worst.

You can't be focussed without really great communication

Wait to start a startup until you come up with an idea that you feel compelled to explore.

A winning team feels good and keeps winning. A team that hasn't won in a while gets demotivated and keeps losing.

You have to be intense. This only comes from the CEO, this only comes from the founders.

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

Investors will sort of like write the check and then, despite a lot of promises, don't usually do that much; sometimes they do.