It's not easy for an entrepreneur to find the time to blog. But for those who do it, it is a great tool to communicate with the various stakeholders in their business and build a reputation for thought leadership.

The entire world is now a rival to Silicon Valley. No country, state, region, nor city has a lock on innovation in technology anymore.

If you want to unleash more creativity in your company, you need to allow for a little contamination. It is the sand in the oyster that creates the pearl.

Board meetings should not be for the benefit of the board. They should be for the benefit of the CEO and the senior team.

To see things differently requires you to be wired a little differently.

Not acknowledging that beauty is complex-that's the problem. I enjoy making it complex for people, because that's my world.

I generally blog between 5:30 A.M. and 7 A.M. I will from time to time add something during the day, but for the most part blogging is an early morning activity for me.