Companies in Europe should stop trying to do the U.S. version of a European idea.

For startups, SM is now crucial: it has never been cheaper and easier to reach one's customers. Entrepreneurs should thank God for Twitter, Facebook.

What I lack in talent, I compensate with my willingness to grind it out.

You know in a startup, you only need three people. You need someone who can make something. You need someone who can sell it. And you need someone to collect the money. That's the only three roles in a startup. So which one are you?

Here's what you should say [to an investor]: 'this is what my company does' It's that simple. What you're trying to do is get potential investors to fantasize about how your product or service will make a boatload of money. They can't fantasize if they don't know what you do.

My real mantra for my life is "empower others".

I learned how difficult it is to self-publish a book. It's complex, it's confusing, it's idiosyncratic.