Great companies are defined by their discipline and their understanding of who they are and who they are not.

Starbucks represents something beyond a cup of coffee.

Work should be personal. For all of us. Not just for the artist and entrepreneur. Work should have meaning for the accountant, the construction worker, the technologist, the manager and the clerk.

There's an energy and excitement when you're building a company. You have so much tail wind. You're planting new seeds. But it's also scary, because there's no safety net.

I was working probably at the age of 10, when I had my first paper route. I had every different kind of job you could possibly imagine as a young kid.

Believe in your dreams and dream big. And then after youve done that, dream bigger.

When you're surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible.