When you have a large amount of the workforce being laid off, some of them have no other choice but to go out there and invent something.

The thing about branding is it isn't etched in stone. A brand is a mark or an image or a perception we stamp on a product, a concept or an ideal, but it doesn't last forever. Like anything else, it needs to be nurtured and reinforced, or it will start to fade.

You don't have to work for a big corporation if you don't want to.

Good grooming is integral, and impeccable style is a must. If you don't look the part, no one will want to give you time or money.

It takes the same energy to think small as it does to think big. So dream big and think bigger.

Try to make all the mistakes with your own money and on a small level so that when you are responsible for a partner's money or assets you've learned and you don't make bigger mistakes. Try to go as far as you can without anybody else's help first.

I think a great entrepreneur is learning every day. An entrepreneur is somebody that doesn't take no for an answer - they're going to figure something out. They also take responsibility. They don't blame anybody else. And they're dreamers in one sense but they're also realistic and they take affordable steps when they can.