My mother said, "Money is a great slave but a horrible master." It was her version of a French proverb.

I've come to learn that my initial investment is more about the person versus the product that I am buying into. I've also learned that I really do enjoy giving worthy people an opportunity of a lifetime.

If you can't come clean and tell investors how and why you failed, that raises a red flag. They need to see that you learned from it and came back stronger.

I look to work with businesses that know what they are doing but need larger distribution or exposure.

If I invest in a CEO, I need him or her to have experience in sales.

Strategic partners are way more important than money.

It will never be a perfect time, you can only make time perfect.