Don't take yourself too seriously - learn to laugh. Hire slowly and fire fast. And the most important thing is: you never invest in ideas, only in people!

You can't put passion and obsession into someone's employment contract - either you are or you aren't.

I am a bit of a workaholic, and I am still not sure what a "weekend" is all about. I love what I do, and I do what I love.

Business is full of pain and hardship and with that, laughter and release.

Today, where you come from seems less and less important, as globalization is the new order. I prefer the old world.

No one looks for pots of gold, it just happens. Sure, some people are born with an incredible financial ability, and some people are natural salesmen, but creating a business, driving a venture, mobilizing an army, is not something you are born to do - it just happens, by accident.

I battle to fall asleep at night. My mind races every other night. I have always been like this, for as long as I can reminder.