I believe that cronyism is nothing more than welfare for the rich and powerful, and should be abolished.

For business to survive over a long period, it needs to be contributing to society and people's well-being. Otherwise, who's going to want it? Otherwise you end up like Enron or some of these other companies.

My parents worked really hard at communicating other values they felt were important, such as integrity, courage, humility, treating others with dignity and respect, and having a thirst for knowledge.

I have been a libertarian in my past but now I consider myself a classical liberal.

We try to evaluate how much value an employee is creating here and reward them accordingly.

You'll remember Newton was furious at Leibniz, because he developed calculus at the same time. And he went to his death believing that he had copied him. And no, it's because all the elements were there, so it's almost inevitable that the next discovery - as long as people are free and allowed to experiment and try new things.

Innovation comes from recombining existing technology and different perspectives in innovative ways.