It comes down to finding something you love to do and then just trying to be great at it

All good businesses are personal. The best businesses are very personal.

Most people think it's all about the idea. It's not. EVERYONE has ideas. The hard part is doing the homework to know if the idea could work in an industry, then doing the preparation to be able to execute on the idea.

One problem people have is that they lie to themselves. You may think you are more talented then the next guy. Which is exactly what the next guy thinks as well. Rarely is talent enough. You have to find ways to make yourself stand out. You do so by playing to your strengths and making people aware of those strengths. Always remember that no matter how many times you get shot down, you will get smarter, better and you only have to be right once to be successful.

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

The only thing in your control is effort. That's all, and that's everything.

In my opinion, right now there's way too much hype on the technologies and not enough attention to the real businesses behind them.