The thirteenth search engine- and without all the features of a web portal, most people thought that was pointless.

You also want to fire people who a) create office politics, and b) who are persistently negative.

Good startups usually take 10 years.

You should always know how you're doing against your metrics. You should always have a weekly review meeting every week.

Most founders have not managed people before, and they certainly haven't managed managers.

It's better to have a few users love your product than for a lot of users to sort of like it.

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