If there is one thing I have learned on this incredible journey we call life, it is this: the sign of a truly successful individual is humility.

I believe that incentivized prizing is the best solution to help unlock the answers to the some of the profound problems that plague our planet.

If there is one thing I have learned on this incredible journey we call life, it is this: the sign of a truly successful individual is humility.

Successful entrepreneurs find the balance between listening to their inner voice and staying persistent in driving for success - because sometimes success is waiting right across from the transitional bump that's disguised as failure.

'Being green' is commendable, but I hope that people don't take too much pride and self-adoration because they shut off the water when they brushed their teeth. The truth of the matter is, conservation alone will do little to save our planet.

How important is failure - yes, failure - to the health of a thriving, innovative business? So important that Ratan Tata, chairman of India's largest corporation, gives an annual award to the employee who comes up with the best idea that failed.

It's really easy to create a $1 billion company - you just have to solve a $10 billion problem.