Ignore the people who tell you it won't work, and hire people who embrace your vision.

Ideas are commodity. Execution of them is not.

It's through curiosity and looking at opportunities in new ways that we've always mapped our path at Dell. There's always an opportunity to make a difference.

You can't be afraid to fail because that's when you learn.

One of the things I benefited from when I started this business was that I didn't know anything. I was just instinct with no preconceived notions. This enabled me to learn and change quickly without having to worry about maintaining any kind of status quo, like some of my bigger competitors.

Collaboration equals innovation.

If you have to go through life being unhappy to conform to society around you, that's not a very good deal.