“Only hire people who are either going to write code or go out and get users, because those are the only things you need at first.” - Paul Graham, cofounder – Viaweb

“In a startup, there are NO idea guys; you’re either building or selling.” - Brian Halligan, cofounder – HubSpot

“Not having a clear goal leads to death by a thousand compromises.” - Mark Pincus, cofounder – Zynga

“If you thought getting into a top-tier university was hard, try raising money as a first-time entrepreneur.” - Dharmesh Shah, cofounder – HubSpot

“In a sense there’s just one mistake that kills startups: not making something users want. If you make something users want, you’ll probably be fine, whatever else you do or don’t do. And if you don’t make something users want, then you’re dead, whatever else you do or don’t do.” - Paul Graham, cofounder- Viaweb

“Good design used to make you stand out on the web. Now it’s the price of entry.” - Ev Williams, cofounder – Twitter

“A cofounder is someone who will work before there’s money available.” - Naval Ravikant, cofounder – AngelList

“Competition has from time to time planted spies in our stores. One very prominent franchise once got hold of a McDonald’s operations manual. Word was that he intended to use it to expand his drive-ins to include hamburgers and french fries. My attitude was that competition can try to steal my plans and copy my style. But they can’t read my mind; so I’ll leave them a mile and a half behind” - Ray Kroc, CEO – McDonald’s

“The day I was born songs were on records, phones were tied down, computers needed rooms and the web was fiction. Change the world. You can.” - Steve Jobs, cofounder – Apple

“The most likely cause of failure is your incompetence, not losing to the competition.” - Jason Freedman, cofounder – FlightCaster