I tend to not discriminate when it comes to people I can learn from. Basically, if someone has built a meaningful business in software, technology or media, faced disruption and adversity, and overcame underdog status, I want to know how they did it.

I think bad politics are incredibly dangerous, so it's important to make sure that people are communicating well. Culture and morale are super important. It's best to not force it, but let it happen organically and genuinely.

The only barrier to entry you can create is to consistently build a great product.

If you're waiting for encouragement from others, you're doing it wrong. By the time people think an idea is good, it's probably too late.

Go after the customers that are working in the future, but haven't totally lost their minds.

If people don't think the odds are against you, you're doing it wrong.

Everything about the enterprise, and then by definition the software the enterprise uses has changed - just in the last 5 years.