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

Good startups usually take 10 years.

There are 3 things I look for when I hire people. Are they smart? Do they get things done? Do I want to spend a lot of time around them?

I myself used to believe ideas didn't matter that much, but I'm very sure that's wrong now.

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

I care much more about the growth rate of the market than it's current size and I also care if there's any reason it's going to top out.

Most great companies in tech have been built by personal referrals for the first...at least 100 employees and often many more.