You've just got to focus on excellence and try not to be distracted by the news and the rumors and the absurdities of the stories that were coming out.

There certainly was a lot of potential in the air for doing a magazine which focused on the way business, in particular, was being transformed by the Internet.

I think Fast Company has a tremendously smart focus and execution.

Rock stars are incredibly energizing to me.

I'm a history buff, and right now we're sitting on one of the most dramatic historical shifts that this planet has ever seen and we have a front row seat for it.

I still believe that the mission of Business 2.0 is very strong, very fundamental, and we're really at the beginning of where they're going to take us.

The best rock musicians are the most exciting people in the world.