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I was totally humbled by how hard it is to create a product every day that needs to be made from scratch.

Most of all, I discovered that in order to succeed with a product you must truly get to know your customers and build something for them.

I love building companies; I love making products.

For those working menial jobs or putting in 100-hour weeks for corporations, the lure of starting your own business can seem like a great way to get more flexibility, upside, and ownership.

Businesses increasingly have to differentiate themselves around their people, as much as their product, because thing are so replicable now.

This is a learning in the business life that first of all you need to have commitment, dedication and passion for what you are doing.

Anybody can build a company and sell the company the next day. That doesn't make you special, it doesn't make you unique, it doesn't make you all that great.

I'm proud of my status as a pioneer in this business.

In a company, you buy thousands of things. Every item you buy has its own footprint.

There's a lot of good that's done for society in building businesses, but it's also great to be involved in those things where you can be connected to the community, to the world, and think about how you can use what you're creating, both in terms of your personal skills as well as your products or services to do good things for others.