Entrepreneurs almost always have to step out of existing institutions that embody old ways of doing things to build their vision.

The biggest problem is getting beyond the "you can't" syndrome. The moment you figure that out, you're on your way to flying. Anyone who cannot see problems around him or herself is utterly blind. All the problems sitting there are an invitation for you to be creative, make use of your skills and resources and find a solution.

The job of a social entrepreneur is to recognize when a part of society is stuck & to provide new ways to get it unstuck.

The most powerful force in the world is a big idea- if it is the hands of a great entrepreneur.

It's not to give people fish It's not to teach them how to fish It's to build a new and better fishing industry

Organizations must shift away from repetitive-function hierarchies with rules and enforcement and walls. Instead, we must migrate rapidly to becoming a global 'team of teams' that comes together in whatever combination necessary to add the greatest value to the changes underway.

Good entrepreneurs can manage, but no one but an entrepreneur can entrepreneur, let alone help build and lead the world's community of leading social entrepreneurs and their top business entrepreneur allies.