Business Building

“No matter how good or successful you are or how clever or crafty, your business and its future are in the hands of the people you hire. ”

― Akio Morita (founder of Sony), Made in Japan

“At both Viaweb and YC, every minute I spent thinking about competitors was, in retrospect, a minute wasted... It's exceptionally rare for startups to be killed by competitors — so rare that you can almost discount the possibility... Inexperienced founders usually give competitors more credit than they deserve. Whether you succeed depends far more