I think you're defined as a company by what you choose to do and what you choose not to do.

We did anything possible just to get revenues so that we could grow and be a real business.

My approach is that you have to earn the respect of people you work with.

From the beginning... I wanted to build a company that could sustain not for two years or four years or even ten years but be something that really matters over time the way Amazon and Google and others have.

There are people who want the comfort and structure of a job where they're given tasks and told what to do. I think it's actually a minority of people. The majority of people don't want that, but I'd say that the companies I've built are full of people with something to prove.

I like to bet on people, especially those who have taken risks and failed in some way, because they have more real-world experience. And they’re humble.

You're not smarter than your competitor. Just copy what they do and do it until you get their numbers.