More important than starting any startup, is getting to know a lot of potential co-founders.

The second part of how to hire: try not to.

Startups are very hard no matter what you do; you may as well go after a big opportunity.

... for the top twenty most valuable YC companies, all of them have at least two founders.

Before 20 or 25 employees, most companies are structured with everyone reporting to the founder. It's totally flat.

Press releases are easier to write than code, and that is still easier than making a great product.

Another way of looking at this, is that the best companies are almost always mission oriented.