Do the work. Out-work. Out-think. Out-sell your expectations. There are no shortcuts.

Doesn't matter if the glass is half-empty or half-full. All that matters is that you are the one pouring the water.

Today is the youngest you will ever be. Live like it.

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.

What I’ve learned is that if you really want to be successful at something, you’ll find that you put the time in. You won’t just ask somebody if it’s a good idea, you’ll go figure out if it’s a good idea.

It doesn't matter how many times you fail. You only have to be right once and then everyone can tell you that you are an overnight success.

Know your stuff. Have an angle. Know how to grow business, how to develop products, have patents and an undeveloped market that could be huge.