Once in a while, I see my fellow TV investors praise a business just because they like the entrepreneur behind it. That kind of thinking might make you feel warm and fuzzy inside - but let's get back to reality.

Nobody has a monopoly on good ideas

What are the most important qualities that make a successful entrepreneur? The ability to communicate. The ability to express your idea with certainty. That's how you become a leader-even if you are unsure, your ability to explain your vision and your direction is the attribute you need the most. ... Articulate your idea in 90 seconds or less.

Until Americans feel that their core asset - their homes - are stabilized, they are not going to have the animal spirits and they will continue to have less buying power.

If I don't deliver a majority mandate in 2019, fire me.

I have had some great successes and great failures. I think every entrepreneur has. I try to learn from all of them.

I'm not a tough guy. I'm just delivering the truth and only the truth and if you can't deal with it, too bad.