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

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

One of the great and terrible things about starting a start up is that you get no credit for trying.

For early employees you want people that have somewhat of a risk-taking attitude.

More important than starting any startup, is getting to know a lot of potential co-founders.

You only get points when you make something the market wants. So if you work really hard on the wrong things, no one will care.

In the beginning of a company, there is no management and this actually works really well.