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Great companies in the way they work, start with great leaders.

Twenty years ago, you might have been pessimistic and said there's no hope. But these days, some of our very biggest companies are acting remarkably cleanly. And in some cases, although not all cases, the CEOs are the driving forces behind that.

Great companies start because the founders want to change the world... not make a fast buck.

Everyone has the idea of owning good companies. The problem is that they have high prices in relations to assets and earnings, and that takes all of the fun out of the game.

I suspect there's a lot of validity to the premise that big companies aren't going to attract entrepreneurial talent.

The enterprise market is never winner-take-all.

Building a great team is the lifeblood of any startup, and finding great talent is one of the hardest and costliest tasks any CEO will ever face.

All companies of any size have to continue to push to make sure you get the right leaders, the right team, the right people to be fast acting, and fast moving in the marketplace. We've got great leaders, and we continue to attract and promote great new leaders.

I'm saying there's plenty of money out there for great consumer entrepreneurs with great consumer products attacking really big markets.