I definitely go on gut instinct but it has always had the back up of research and information.

The companies that look after their people are the companies that do really well. I'm sure we'd like a few other attributes, but that would be the most important one.

Having no regrets makes way for the best piece of advice I can give - don't be afraid of failure.

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.

I love stirring the pot. I love giving big companies a run for their money - especially if they're offering expensive, poor-quality products.

As people's access to the internet grows we're seeing the sharing economy boom - I think our obsession with ownership is at a tipping point and the sharing economy is part of the antidote for that.

Put your passions to work to make this world a better place.