One of the key problems of the business world is that greed has become culturally acceptable.

If I can't do something for the public good, what the hell am I doing?

Whatever you do, be different - that was the advice my mother gave me, and I can't think of better advice for an entrepreneur. If you're different, you will stand out.

My mother's bottom line was truth to her values. It meant bringing your heart and your humanity to work.

if companies are in business solely to make money, no consumer can fully trust what they do or say.

We entrepreneurs are loners, vagabonds, troublemakers. Success is simply a matter of finding and surrounding ourselves with those open-minded and clever souls who can take our insanity and put it to good use.

I believe that conventional marketing techniques are increasingly ineffective. Customers are hyped out. They have been overmarketed. They are becoming more cynical about the whole advertising and marketing process.