I look for the entrepreneur to capture my attention. If you don't come out with a great presentation, you're dead. That's a big red flag.

I came from a communist country where there are no luxury cars.

People who succeed in life have a need for something greater than themselves.

Being overly sensitive to rejection can become a destructive virus.

Just like any business is a living, breathing thing, an entrepreneur has to be able to adapt over time.

I like to invest in people that I like to hang with.

Oh, I'm all about small business. I think what we've learned from big business and big Wall Street is that unchecked greed and the creation of false value gets us all in trouble. If we look at the American economy, who's really creating value? It's the small businesses.