Listen more than you talk. Nobody learned anything by hearing themselves speak.

Above all, you want to create something you're proud of.

I just think you need to spice up life every now and then with a bit of adventure and excitement.

Learn to raise capital by any means necessary. That's your primary job as an entrepreneur. You must continually raise capital from family and friends, banks, suppliers, customers and investors.

A business is simply an idea to make other people's lives better.

In Africa, villagers look up to elders; they are the moral voice of their community.

If you can run one business well, you can run any business well.