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

So if you want a culture where people work hard, & pay attention to detail, focus on the customer, are frugal: you have to do it yourself.

Most good founders that I know at any given time have a set of small overarching goals for the company that everybody in the company knows.

If you can just learn to think about the market first, you will have a big leg up on most people starting startups.

One thing I tell startups all the time is that the best way to grow is to make their product better.

The startups that do well are the ones that are working all the time.

You need conviction in your own beliefs, and the willingness to ignore others naysaying.