You shouldn't focus on why you can't do something, which is what most people do. You should focus on why perhaps you can, and be one of the exceptions.

I like ... what I characterize as more built-to-last ideas rather than built-to-flip ideas.

It's not about how to get started; it's about how to get noticed.

I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii

The Internet will make every enterprise a publisher.

Keep your eye on the prize and focus on your mission. Remember what you’re trying to do, what your value is, why it’s important, and at the same time, change course and direction. If the market’s telling you different things how are you going to adjust to that?

If you really got the right people, and you've got them working together as a team, whether it's in business, whether it's in science, whether it's in politics, you can make a big difference.