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Companies that get confused, that think their goal is revenue or stock price or something. You have to focus on the things that lead to those.

In a company, hundreds of decisions get made, but objectives and goals are thin.

Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.

When you're talking about capital and financial things, which I certainly pay a lot of attention to, I base those decisions on one question that I typically ask myself, which is 'Does it help us to build a better company?'

Whenever you look at any potential merger or acquisition, you look at the potential to create value for your shareholders.

There has to be a balance between your mental satisfaction and the financial needs of your company.

My shareholders expect me to make the most profit. That's the ugly, dirty truth.

The ability to please your shareholders comes because of what you do for clients.

When companies are private, founders can share more about their future dreams with investors; report less; and the shares are illiquid, constraining short-term changes in valuation.

As a company gets big, the information that informs decision-making gets massive. Depending upon the prism through which you view the business, your perspective will vary. If two people are in charge, this variance will cause conflict and delay.