Surround yourself with smart people

Starting a company can be scary.  If you haven't done it before, there are many things you simply won't know how to do.  That's okay.  You're probably only a few phone calls or mouse clicks away from the answer.  That's why it is so important to surround yourself with smart people, and build that network.  This doesn't mean that as soon as you have over 500 LinkedIn contacts, or 500 friends on Facebook, that you've succeeded.  Go for quality contacts...people who have been there and done that, then leverage your professional and social networks.