“There are no quick wins in business – it takes years to become an overnight success.”

To launch a business means successfully solving problems. Solving problems means listening.

Most skills can be learned, but it is difficult to train people on their personality.

Remember the to-do list but don’t forget the to-be list.

Please don’t get hung up on this question of whether you need to have experience in an industry before you launch your startup.

Don’t wait till you are big before you begin building your brand. Build a brand from scratch alongside your business.

All successful people – not just entrepreneurs – have got things wrong over and over again before finding the right solution.

Colleagues should take care of each other, have fun, celebrate success, learn by failure, look for reasons to praise not to criticize, communicate freely and respect each other.

Create the kind of workplace and company culture that will attract great talent. If you hire brilliant people, they will make work feel more like play.

Rather than getting nostalgic, embrace the new opportunities and challenges available to you now.

Please be polite. Nothing in life should erode the habit of saying thank you to people or praising them.

Play fair, be prepared for others to play dirty, and don’t let them drag you into the mud.

Your brand name is only as good as your reputation.

Follow your instincts and live with the consequences.

Only a fool never changes his mind.

Always think, ‘what’s the worst that can happen’ and have some kind of strategy to deal with it.

Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t want to.

There is no substitute for hard work.

Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen.

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.

No matter how tough the chase is, you should always have the dream you saw on the first day. It’ll keep you motivated and rescue you (from any weak thoughts).

When you believe, all things are possible.

If you can’t feed a team with two pizzas, it’s too large.

Remember that the stock market is a manic depressive.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.