You need someone that behaves like James Bond more than you need someone that is an expert in some particular domain.

I believe in fighting with investors to reduce the amount of equity they get and then being as generous as you possibly can with employees.

The thirteenth search engine- and without all the features of a web portal, most people thought that was pointless.

Most investors are obsessed with the market size today and they don't think about how the market is going to evolve.

Starting a business is like riding a wave between life and death. If you can hang on long enough, you're bound to succeed

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

So it's worth some real up front time to think through the long term value and the defensibility of the business.