An exceptional company is the one that gets all the little details right.

LEARN FROM FAILURE. If you are an entrepreneur and your first venture wasn't a success, welcome to the club.

Business has to give people enriching, rewarding lives...or it's simply not worth doing.

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.

Breaking the rules and challenging convention is in the DNA of every successful entrepreneur.

When I was young, every time I criticized someone, my mother would stand me in front of the mirror and say: 'The flaws you see in others are actually a reflection of yourself.' That taught me to pay close attention when I looked at others.

I think that you're going to get so much more out of life if you just say yes at every opportunity.