Perfectionism is the enemy of profitability.

On the Internet, there are an unlimited number of competitors. Anybody with a Flip camera is your competition. What makes it even worse is that YouTube is willing to subsidize the cost of your bandwidth. So anybody can create and distribute for free basically, but the real cost is marketing. And that's always the big cost - how do you stand out and what's the cost of standing out? And there's no limit to that cost.

I think one of the biggest curses in the U.S. is that we have only two political parties.

Success is about making your life a special version of unique that fits who you are - not what other people want you to be.

I was lucky. I grew up knowing that hard work and smart work has a greater impact on results than being passionate about something.

Get me selling and I can figure out the industry. Once I can figure out the industry I can start a business in that industry.

My businesses are usually built around challenging conventional wisdom, so I tend to gain by taking the other side. It's been very profitable and entertaining for me