Life is like a combination lock; your job is to find the right numbers, in the right order, so you can have everything you want.

Your ability to get along well with others will determine your happiness and success as much as any other factor.

Keep asking yourself, 'What kind of a company would my company be if everyone in it was just like me?'

I think the critical thing is the product or service that you're trying to raise money for. And probably the best description of that, people should say when they hear, "This is what I want to do. This is what I want to bring to the market." They should say, "Gee! That's a great idea" or "Gee! Why hasn't somebody else thought of that before? Well, that's an incredible idea!" In other words, the more a person is delighted, or astonished, or happy with your product, or service, or idea, the more happy they are to put up money for it.

Learn from the experts; you will not live long enough to figure it all out by yourself.

If you did not care at all what anyone else thought about you, what would you do differently or change in your life?

As the day goes on you get more and more tired. Even if people say they're afternoon people or evening people, it's always best to start out first thing in the morning with your most important task as opposed to your email, phone calls, or checking the internet. If you start out with that then basically you'll just do that all day long.