We went all the way down the Himalayan chain for a day and a half. That was magnificent, except the Chinese told us they were going to shoot us down if we came out the far end. So I spent a lot of my time contacting former Prime Minister Tony Blair begging him to tell the Chinese we were coming in this direction by mistake and could he please say we have no nasty motives for flying into their territory.

The entrepreneurs who succeed usually want to make a difference to people’s lives, not just their own bank balances.

Irreverence ran on both sides of our family...my parents brought me up to think we could all change the world.

I'm not the sort of person who fears failure.

When you're first thinking through an idea, it's important not to get bogged down in complexity. Thinking simply and clearly is hard to do.

Don't think about making money, think about making a difference, spot where others are doing it badly and do it better

I have always been a huge believer in the inestimable value good mentoring can contribute to any nascent business