So I think the winners in recession are the people who produce new technology that does things better, which people really want.

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

Successes teach you nothing. Failures teach you everything. Making mistakes is the most important thing you can do.

There's nothing wrong with things taking time.

Far too few designers put any thought into usability, ending up with a great product that's completely inaccessible.

Nobody wants the expenditure of a lease on a factory which lasts 21 years. You can't plan 21 years ahead.

My interest in film is sort of catholic - apart from science fiction and horror movies, I'll watch almost everything.