There are 3 things I look for when I hire people. Are they smart? Do they get things done? Do I want to spend a lot of time around them?

You need this sort of a tailwind to make a startup successful.

A small communication breakdown is enough for everyone to be working on slightly different things. And then you loose focus.

You need to figure out what the 2 or 3 most important things are, and then just do those.

You don't get to make their decisions but you do get to choose the decision makers.

I think the best thing you can do is be aware that as a first time founder you are likely to be a very bad manager.

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