The one requirement for success in our business lives is effort. Either you make the commitment to get results or you don't.

I think political people are afraid of me.

Nothing can kill the future dreams and goals of a new graduate than 50k of debt like an anvil over your head. I got to Indiana University not because I visited the campus and loved everything about it. I picked Indiana University because I saw a list of the top 10 business schools and it was the cheapest.

Patent law holds us back, in every which way, shape or form. There is place for it, in physical products, in pharmaceuticals, but in software in particular, there is no place for it.

Information is power. Particularly when the competition ignores the opportunity to do the same.

Expect the unexpected, and always be ready - everyone has inside them what it takes to be successful. You just have to be ready to unleash it when the opportunity presents itself.

I've learned the number one job of a pro manager is not to win championships but to keep their job.