Perhaps the most prevailing expectation of men is our Superman expectation: the fear we are merely Clark Kents who won't be accepted unless we are a Superman.
You should be giving out a lot of equity to your employees.
No matter what you choose, build stuff and be around smart people.
I prefer to invest in a company that's going after a small but rapidly growing market than a big but slow growing one.
What being a founder means, is signing up for this years long grind on execution - and you can't outsource this.
Obsess about the quality of the product.
If someone is difficult to talk to, if someone cannot communicate clearly, it's a real problem in terms of their likelihood to work out.
My brain doesn't have enough time to play around like that. To get limber enough to have a nightmare.
Success in battle is not a function of how many show up, but who they are.
Reality is like a fruitcake; pretty enough to look at but with all sorts of nasty things lurking just beneath the surface.
As long as you are thinking, try to think about big things