A lot of people give up when the world seems to be against them, but that's the point when you should push a little harder. I use the analogy of running a race. It seems as though you can’t carry on, but if you just get through the pain barrier, you'll see the end and be okay. Often, just around the corner is where the solution will happen.

There's nothing wrong with things taking time.

In the digital age of "overnight" success stories such as Facebook, the hard slog is easily overlooked.

Today, computers are almost second nature to most of us.

Emerging markets are hugely important.

Some of the best inventive moments are born out of 'wrong thinking'. Most people start with the right way so they all follow the same path. The wrong way will lead to mistakes from which you can learn and create new discoveries-the kind of original ideas that come to life when we dare to be different, keep an open mind, and have no fear of failure.

The key to success is failure… Success is made of 99 percent failure.