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

Really dig into projects people have worked on and call references; that is another thing that first time founders like to skip.

The company just needs to see you as like this maniacal execution machine.

One thing that founders always underestimate is how hard it is to recruit.

We hear again and again from founders, that they wish they had waited to start a startup until they came up with an idea they really loved.

AirBnB spent 5 months interviewing their first employee, before they hired someone and in their first year, they only hired 2 people.

If someone is getting every decision wrong, that's when you need to act, and at that point it'll be painfully aware to everyone.