What's the most critical factor in any business decision you'll ever have to make? Basically, it boils down to this question: If this all crashes, will it bring the whole house tumbling down like a pack of cards? One business matra remains embedded in my brain - protect the downside.

It's never easy to set up any business, but it comes back to determination and drive and the love of what you do!

Business leaders take things far too seriously, and forget that most of the time people spend in their lives is at work, and it should be fun.

Succeeding in business is all about making connections

Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if you start a business without financial backing, you're likely to go the wrong side of that dividing line.

It's obviously incredibly important to keep the body fit in order to keep the mind fit, and be able to find time for friends.

I moved into a nice houseboat in Little Venice when I was 15 years old. I found a girlfriend called Monday and a houseboat called Friday, so I had the week sewn up.