“ From my early misadventures I realized that when conditions were good, you couldn’t tell how strong your crew was. Heading out and singing chanteys everyone looked great, but once the going got tough, the weaker guys would fold. ”
“ eBay, YouTube, Sun, Oracle, Apple, Cisco, Facebook, Yahoo!, and Google. All of them share a couple common traits: they launched before taking outside investment, and they were able to do it because they had a set of founders with the skills to build the initial version of the product themselves. ”
“ If we get people who seem smart, and describe an idea that on the face of it seems crazy, there’s a possibility that it’s something crazy because it’s new — not that it’s actually crazy… When stupid people describe ideas that are nutty, they usually are nutty. But when smart people describe crazy ideas, we consciously turn off our skepticism filters. ”
“ If you are considering partnering with someone who will bring enormous value to the new venture who also happens to be a great friend of yours, you are actually incredibly fortunate. ”
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