A third advantage of mission oriented companies, is that people outside the company are more willing to help you.

Even though plans themselves are worthless, the exercise of planning is very valuable and totally missing in most startups today.

Because so few people make an actual long term commitment to what they're building, the ones that do have a huge advantage.

The best founders work on things that seem small but they move really quickly. They get things done really quickly.

Developing a personal connection with anyone you're trying to do a big deal with is really important.

The best ideas often look terrible at the beginning the truly good ideas, don't seem like they're worth stealing.

... if you talk to say any of the first 40 or 50 employees, they all feel like they were a part of the founding of the company.