You want to sound crazy, but you want to actually be right.

You'll get more support on a hard, important, project than a derivative one.

We've seen a lot of data at YC now, and the most successful companies and the ones where the investors do the best... end up giving a lot of stock out to employees- year after year after year.

Ideas by themselves are not worth anything, only executing well is what creates value.

We talk to a team they've gotten new things done, that's the best predictor we have that a company will be successful.

You really want to know your cofounders for a while, ideally years.

So if you want a culture where people work hard, & pay attention to detail, focus on the customer, are frugal: you have to do it yourself.