When I was CEO, and I'd listen to music, a lot of people listen to music and you get inspiration from it. And a lot of things in hip hop are very instructive for being in business. Particularly, hip hop is a lot about business, and so it was very useful for me in any job.

You can take somebody's job, you have to take their job, but you don't have to take their dignity.

You're better off being The Beatles than The Monkees, as a startup.

Volatility and length, that's the value on an option. 10 years on a startup stock, that's a big valuable thing.

When you're making a critical decision, you have to understand how it's going to be interpreted from all points of view. Not just your point of view, not just the person you're talking to, but the people that aren't in the room. Everybody else.

Leadership is hard to train on.

Hire sales people who are really smart problem solvers, but lack courage, hunger and competitiveness, and your company will go out of business.