I think entrepreneurship is our natural state--a big adult word that probably boils down to something much more obvious like playfulness.

My very first venture was a national student magazine to try to campaign against the [Vietnam] War. And so I wanted to be an editor. I wanted to bring the magazine out. And in order for the magazine to survive I had to worry about the printing and the paper manufacturing and the distribution. And, you know, I had to try to, at the end of the year, have more money coming in than going out.

Purpose is not an add-on, it’s not an initiative. It is a culture change and it never finishes

It can be a challenge not to let failure, or negativity from others, prevent you from going after what you believe in and what in your gut you know can work. However it is important to face these challenges head on and give them a go and importantly don't beat yourself up if you fail - just pick yourself up, learn as much as you can from the experience and get on with the next challenge.

Flowers flourish when they're watered, and shrivel up when they're not. People are no different. The best leaders are the ones who look for the best in people.

Seek out strategic alliances; they are essential to growth and provide resistance to bigger competition.

[If] man creates the problem, surely man can solve it.