Number 1 rule of working at a startup: really trust the founders and everyone you work with. Look out for yourself, but at the end of the day, if you are working with someone scummy, they can change the rules at basically any time. So work with people committed to transparency and honest dealing.<p>Also, while it is nice to think of your particular startup succeeding, it probably won&#x27;t. And even if it &quot;does&quot; it will likely not be worth &gt;$1b.<p>One of my proudest moments was hearing from one of my early employees that even if the company tanked tomorrow that she would not regret it for a moment. I hope that for every person I work with, because while I cannot guarantee that the world won&#x27;t collapse or something unforeseen to happen, I can work really hard to make sure that as we grow and succeed, our culture is one of making sure that everyone is learning and growing and going to excel in their careers and lives no matter what happens to this company. Side note: I am also committed to making sure that people here are compensated well when we succeed, if for some reason our initial compensation structure, which I think has been generous, has holes.