Or a way to stay on strangers couches, that just sounds terrible all around.
If it works out, you're going to be working on this for 10 years.
Whatever the founder cares about, whatever the founders think are the key goals, that's going to be what the whole company focusses on.
As you grow, the productivity I think, goes down with the square of the number of employees if you don't make an effort.
Share results (financial and key metrics) with the company every month.
The way you get deals done and the way you get good terms, is to have a competitive situation.