If you start out to solely make money, you will attract the wrong kind of employees.

Patience is the art of concealing your impatience.

An MBA is a great degree for career paths like investment banking, finance, consulting, and large companies. An MBA is not necessarily the right path for starting a tech company. You should be building a prototype, not getting an MBA in that case.

Skillful pitching... is a necessary, but not sufficient, part of raising capital. More important are the realities of your organization: Are you building something meaningful, long lasting, and valuable to society?

Provide good content and you’ll earn the right to promote your product.

The goal is to provide inspiring information that moves people to action.

I think that no one, or very few, are born as good presenters. It's a skill that you learn.