Paul English of Kayak on Hiring, Venture Capital, Time Management, NDA's, etc.

I like his no-nonsense style. What I found is that its not as much the substance (although that is important), but the fact that you have a clear strategy that makes a difference.

Going about hiring or raising VC or marketing without a clear, well thought out plan is probably what dooms most startups.

This is some good general advise. On the hiring/interviewing section I'm not sure if I'm in agreement. If he means a 30-60 minute interview [[by each person that will be working with the candidate]] then we're in agreement, if he means in total no way.

Anyone doing hiring should read Topgrading ( http://www.topgrading.com/index.cfm ) and even if you choose to not follow the full format you should be making conscious choices to do something different with good reasons behind it.