the most predictive metric to predict someone's success is the number of hours they work hard - Auren Hoffman

repeat founders make different mistakes than first time founders. It is easier to make first sales and get a false signal on product market fit when you have good connections and know how to sell

Hire people for things you are good at.
This way, you’ll know exactly what to look for in a candidate AND be able to evaluate that candidate’s work meaningfully.

“The company is just too focused and too well aligned”, said no one ever.