People flourish if they’re praised.

Any successful entrepreneur knows that time is more valuable than money itself.

Successful entrepreneurs don't wait for the perfect moment - they create it

When employees tell you about their good ideas for the business, don't limit your response to asking questions, taking notes and following up. If you can, ask those people to lead their projects and take responsibility for them. From those experiences, they will then have built the confidence to take on more and you can take a further step back.

Remember it's OK to be yourself.

If you do something for fun and create the best possible product, then the profit will come.

I felt uneasy about making the rapid decisions I have always made, and wondered whether every decision should be formally ratified and minuted at a board meeting.