diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 425f3e4..be8e581 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,16 +79,16 @@ mount is an alternative to the [component](https://github.com/stuartsierra/compo
 Creating state is easy:
 
 ```clojure
-(defstate conn :start (create-conn))
+(defstate conn :start create-conn)
 ```
 
-where `(create-conn)` is defined elsewhere, can be right above it.
+where the `create-conn` function is defined elsewhere, can be right above it.
 
 In case this state needs to be cleaned / destryed between reloads, there is also `:stop`
 
 ```clojure
-(defstate conn :start (create-conn)
-               :stop (disconnect conn))
+(defstate conn :start create-conn
+               :stop #(disconnect conn))
 ```
 
 That is pretty much it. But wait, there is more.. this state is _a top level being_, which means it can be simply
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ dev=> conn
 #object[datomic.peer.LocalConnection 0x1661a4eb "datomic.peer.LocalConnection@1661a4eb"]
 ```
 
+#### Value of values
+
+Lifecycle functions start/stop/suspend/resume can take both functions and values. This is valuable and also works:
+
+```clojure
+(mount/defstate answer-to-the-ultimate-question-of-life-the-universe-and-everything :start 42)
+```
+
 ### Using State
 
 For example let's say an `app` needs a connection above. No problem:
@@ -136,7 +144,7 @@ There are of course direct dependecies that `mount` respects:
   (:require [mount.core :refer [defstate]]))
 
 (defstate app-config
-  :start (load-config "test/resources/config.edn"))
+  :start #(load-config "test/resources/config.edn"))
 ```
 
 this `app-config`, being top level, can be used in other namespaces, including the ones that create states:
@@ -146,7 +154,7 @@ this `app-config`, being top level, can be used in other namespaces, including t
   (:require [mount.core :refer [defstate]]
             [app.config :refer [app-config]]))
 
-(defstate conn :start (create-connection app-config))
+(defstate conn :start #(create-connection app-config))
 ```
 
 [here](https://github.com/tolitius/mount/blob/master/test/app/nyse.clj)
@@ -310,9 +318,9 @@ and some other use cases.
 In additiong to `start` / `stop` functions, a state can also have `resume` and, if needed, `suspend` ones:
 
 ```clojure
-(defstate web-server :start (start-server ...)
-                     :resume (resume-server ...)
-                     :stop (stop-server ...))
+(defstate web-server :start #(start-server ...)
+                     :resume #(resume-server ...)
+                     :stop #(stop-server ...))
 
 ```
 
diff --git a/doc/differences-from-component.md b/doc/differences-from-component.md
index 93f678e..28b0ba2 100644
--- a/doc/differences-from-component.md
+++ b/doc/differences-from-component.md
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ Depending on the number of application components the "extra" size may vary.
 Mount is pretty much:
 
 ```clojure
-(defstate name :start (fn) 
-               :stop (fn))
+(defstate name :start fn 
+               :stop fn)
 ```
 
 no "ceremony".
diff --git a/doc/intro.md b/doc/intro.md
deleted file mode 100644
index f1e987b..0000000
--- a/doc/intro.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Introduction to statuo
-
-TODO: write [great documentation](http://jacobian.org/writing/what-to-write/)
diff --git a/doc/runtime-arguments.md b/doc/runtime-arguments.md
index d226cbb..b4d206b 100644
--- a/doc/runtime-arguments.md
+++ b/doc/runtime-arguments.md
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ For the example sake the app reads arguments in two places:
 * [inside](https://github.com/tolitius/mount/blob/with-args/test/app/nyse.clj#L17) a `defstate`
 
 ```clojure
-(defstate conn :start (new-connection (mount/args))
-               :stop (disconnect (mount/args) conn))
+(defstate conn :start #(new-connection (mount/args))
+               :stop #(disconnect (mount/args) conn))
 ```
 
 * and from "any" [other place](https://github.com/tolitius/mount/blob/with-args/test/app/config.clj#L8) within a function:
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ In order to demo all of the above, we'll build an uberjar:
 ```bash
 $ lein do clean, uberjar
 ...
-Created .. mount/target/mount-0.2.0-SNAPSHOT-standalone.jar
+Created .. mount/target/mount-0.1.5-SNAPSHOT-standalone.jar
 ```
 
 Since we have a default for a Datomic URI, it'll work with no arguments:
 
 ```bash
-$ java -jar target/mount-0.2.0-SNAPSHOT-standalone.jar
+$ java -jar target/mount-0.1.5-SNAPSHOT-standalone.jar
 
 22:12:03.290 [main] INFO  mount - >> starting..  app-config
 22:12:03.293 [main] INFO  mount - >> starting..  conn
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ $ java -jar target/mount-0.2.0-SNAPSHOT-standalone.jar
 Now let's ask it to help us:
 
 ```bash
-$ java -jar target/mount-0.2.0-SNAPSHOT-standalone.jar --help
+$ java -jar target/mount-0.1.5-SNAPSHOT-standalone.jar --help
 
 22:13:48.798 [main] INFO  mount - >> starting..  app-config
 22:13:48.799 [main] INFO  app.config -
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ this is a sample mount app to demo how to pass and read runtime arguments
 And finally let's connect to the Single Malt Database. It's Friday..
 
 ```bash
-$ java -jar target/mount-0.2.0-SNAPSHOT-standalone.jar -d datomic:mem://single-malt-database
+$ java -jar target/mount-0.1.5-SNAPSHOT-standalone.jar -d datomic:mem://single-malt-database
 
 22:16:10.733 [main] INFO  mount - >> starting..  app-config
 22:16:10.737 [main] INFO  mount - >> starting..  conn
diff --git a/doc/uberjar.md b/doc/uberjar.md
index d0d9444..40b2012 100644
--- a/doc/uberjar.md
+++ b/doc/uberjar.md
@@ -38,15 +38,14 @@ where `nyse-app` is _the_ app. It has the usual routes:
 and the reloadable state:
 
 ```clojure
-(defn start-nyse []
-  (create-nyse-schema)                      ;; creating schema (usually done long before the app is started..)
+(defn start-nyse [{:keys [www]}]
   (-> (routes mount-example-routes)
       (handler/site)
       (run-jetty {:join? false
-                  :port (get-in app-config [:www :port])})))
+                  :port (:port www)})))
 
-(defstate nyse-app :start (start-nyse)
-                   :stop (.stop nyse-app))  ;; it's a "org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server" at this point
+(defstate nyse-app :start #(start-nyse app-config)
+                   :stop #(.stop nyse-app))  ;; it's a "org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server" at this point
 ```
 
 In order not to block, and being reloadable, the Jetty server is started in the "`:join? false`" mode which starts the server, 
diff --git a/src/mount/core.clj b/src/mount/core.clj
index 64e43e4..a26c0a0 100644
--- a/src/mount/core.clj
+++ b/src/mount/core.clj
@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@
     (validate lifecycle)
     (let [s-meta (cond-> {:mount-state mount-state
                           :order (make-state-seq state)
-                          :start `(fn [] (~@start)) 
+                          :start `(fn [] ~start) 
                           :started? false}
-                   stop (assoc :stop `(fn [] (~@stop)))
-                   suspend (assoc :suspend `(fn [] (~@suspend)))
-                   resume (assoc :resume `(fn [] (~@resume))))]
+                   stop (assoc :stop `(fn [] ~stop))
+                   suspend (assoc :suspend `(fn [] ~suspend))
+                   resume (assoc :resume `(fn [] ~resume)))]
       `(defonce ~(with-meta state (merge (meta state) s-meta))
          (NotStartedState. ~(str state))))))
 
 (defn- record! [{:keys [ns name]} f done]
-  (let [state (f)]
+  (let [state (trampoline f)]
     (swap! done conj (ns-resolve ns name))
     state))
 
diff --git a/test/app/app.clj b/test/app/app.clj
index f529c95..037269f 100644
--- a/test/app/app.clj
+++ b/test/app/app.clj
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
   (start-server :bind host :port port))
 
 ;; nREPL is just another simple state
-(defstate nrepl :start (start-nrepl (:nrepl app-config))
-                :stop (stop-server nrepl))
+(defstate nrepl :start #(start-nrepl (:nrepl app-config))
+                :stop #(stop-server nrepl))
 
 ;; datomic schema
 (defn create-schema [conn]
diff --git a/test/app/config.clj b/test/app/config.clj
index 1e18a59..74303a5 100644
--- a/test/app/config.clj
+++ b/test/app/config.clj
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
       edn/read-string))
 
 (defstate app-config 
-  :start (load-config "test/resources/config.edn"))
+  :start #(load-config "test/resources/config.edn"))
diff --git a/test/app/nyse.clj b/test/app/nyse.clj
index 649dfad..7de455f 100644
--- a/test/app/nyse.clj
+++ b/test/app/nyse.clj
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
     (.release conn)                        ;; usually it's not released, here just to illustrate the access to connection on (stop)
     (d/delete-database uri)))
 
-(defstate conn :start (new-connection app-config)
-               :stop (disconnect app-config conn))
+(defstate conn :start #(new-connection app-config)
+               :stop #(disconnect app-config conn))
diff --git a/test/check/parts_test.clj b/test/check/parts_test.clj
index a8c506f..53f4b38 100644
--- a/test/check/parts_test.clj
+++ b/test/check/parts_test.clj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
             [app.nyse :refer [conn]]
             [clojure.test :refer :all]))
 
-(defstate should-not-start :start (constantly 42))
+(defstate should-not-start :start #(constantly 42))
 
 (defn with-parts [f]
   (m/start #'app.config/app-config #'app.nyse/conn)
diff --git a/test/check/start_with_test.clj b/test/check/start_with_test.clj
index b5fe507..5256f70 100644
--- a/test/check/start_with_test.clj
+++ b/test/check/start_with_test.clj
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
             [app :refer [nrepl]]
             [clojure.test :refer :all]))
 
-(defstate test-conn :start (long 42)
-                    :stop (constantly 0))
+(defstate test-conn :start 42
+                    :stop #(constantly 0))
 
-(defstate test-nrepl :start (vector))
+(defstate test-nrepl :start vector)
 
 (deftest start-with
 
diff --git a/test/check/suspend_resume_test.clj b/test/check/suspend_resume_test.clj
index a4eb724..218d288 100644
--- a/test/check/suspend_resume_test.clj
+++ b/test/check/suspend_resume_test.clj
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@
 (defn suspend [s] (koncat s :suspended))
 (defn resume [s] (koncat s :resumed))
 
-(defstate web-server :start (start :w)
-                     :stop (stop :w)
-                     :suspend (suspend :w)
-                     :resume (resume :w))
+(defstate web-server :start #(start :w)
+                     :stop #(stop :w)
+                     :suspend #(suspend :w)
+                     :resume #(resume :w))
 
-(defstate q-listener :start (start :q)
-                     :stop (stop :q)
-                     :suspend (suspend :q)
-                     :resume (resume :q))
+(defstate q-listener :start #(start :q)
+                     :stop #(stop :q)
+                     :suspend #(suspend :q)
+                     :resume #(resume :q))
 
 (deftest suspendable