Quotes by Founders Speaking of [Ronald] Reagan on the faith of the founders, he was particularly fond of George Washington, who he cited nearly 200 times, and almost twice as much as all the presidents since [John F.]Kennedy combined. Paul Kengor founders president Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I. Ralph Nader founders crowns order If I ever hear a founder talk about oh this is how I have a balanced life so on and so forth - they're not committed to winning. Reid Hoffman founders committed winning I would rather lose money than trust Robert Bosch founders trust money Music owes as much to Bach as religion to its founder. Robert Schumann founders In the free society envisioned by the founders, schools are held accountable to parents, not federal bureaucrats. Ron Paul founders parent school All the great Founders of religions have been possessed of clairvoyant sight. Rudolf Steiner founders clairvoyant sight One thing that founders always underestimate is how hard it is to recruit. Sam Altman founders underestimate team More important than starting any startup, is getting to know a lot of potential co-founders. Sam Altman founders starting important Before 20 or 25 employees, most companies are structured with everyone reporting to the founder. It's totally flat. Sam Altman flats employee founders Most founders have not managed people before, and they certainly haven't managed managers. Sam Altman founders havens people In the early days of a startup, people's compensation is whatever you negotiate with a founder and it's all over the place. Sam Altman compensation founders people Most good founders that I know at any given time have a set of small overarching goals for the company that everybody in the company knows. Sam Altman founders given goal Every thing at a startup gets modeled after the founders. Whatever the founders do becomes the culture. Sam Altman founders culture It's better to have no cofounder than to have a bad cofounder, but it's still bad to be a solo founder. Sam Altman founders solo team In YC experience, 2 or 3 co-founders seems to be about perfect. Sam Altman founders team perfect You have to be intense. This only comes from the CEO, this only comes from the founders. Sam Altman ceo founders intense The best founders work on things that seem small but they move really quickly. They get things done really quickly. Sam Altman founders done moving We hear again and again from founders, that they wish they had waited to start a startup until they came up with an idea they really loved. Sam Altman founders wish ideas We pretty much won't fund a company now where the founders don't have vested equity because it's just that hard to do. Sam Altman equity founders team «123»