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

The hard part is that this is a very fine line. There's right on one side of it, and crazy on the other.

I prefer to invest in a company that's going after a small but rapidly growing market than a big but slow growing one.

A single mediocre hire in the first five will often in fact kill a startup.

To get the very best people- they have a lot of great options, and so it can easily take a year to recruit someone.

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

You should always know how you're doing against your metrics. You should always have a weekly review meeting every week.