#7: can have overlapping (search multi-discipline talent)
#9: The initial idea may change many times, but thats OK for as long as each new incanation is better than the old one.
#10: your startup will be as good as you team can make it -- invest you time in your team. Making a startup its too hard to do alone the job of the captain is to smoke his pipe. be p舒ssioned about the missing and vision. Learn from mistakes, and take responsibility for them.
#12: Usually it takes 3-6 years for a startup to reach successful exit reserve 20-30% pool for stock options, each year give a few % (3 year vesting, 1 year cliff) distributed between key team members. Give also on signup.