I'm a believer that you accomplish much, much more with direct relationships than by using an intermediary. And that cash you keep in the bank can be the difference between staying alive as a small business, or not.

The stock market's handling of new technology is kind of a joke. We have seen CNBC, CNNfn, Bloomberg, and the like turn into home-shopping networks for stocks. Fund managers and analysts go on TV and sell what's shiny and easy to sell.

In the past people used to tell me to shut up a bit. But what I believe is to put out your opinion and let everyone else react. If I'm wrong I'm wrong. People are afraid to put out their opinions and get push back.

Pay off your debt first. Freedom from debt is worth more than any amount you can earn.

Once you are prepared and you think you have every angle of preparation covered, you have to go for it.

I know I'm prejudiced and I know I'm bigoted in a lot of different ways.

When you turn your team upside down and try to figure out what the culture of the team is, you take the greatest risk a team can take.