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?

If you look at successful pivots, they almost always are a pivot into something that the founder wanted. Not a random made up idea.

... and you can only have 2 or 3 things everyday, because everything else will just come at you; you know fires in a day.

The way to have a company that executes well is you have to execute well yourself.

If you compromise and hire someone mediocre you will always regret it.

If it takes more than a sentence to explain what you are doing, it's almost always a sign that what you are doing is too complicated.

You should be giving out a lot of equity to your employees.