“Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is. Know your business and industry better than anyone else in the world. Love what you do or don’t do it.”

“Focus on building the best possible business. If you are great, people will notice and opportunities will appear.”

“Once you have found out what you love to do, there is only one goal: How can you be the best in the world at it. It doesn’t matter if you are a filing clerk, athlete, accountant, or bartender. All that matters is that you do whatever you can to be the best.”

“Know how your company will make money and how you will make sales.” – Mark Cuban

“If you’re looking where everybody else is looking, you’re looking in the wrong spot.”

“Your biggest enemies are your bills. The more you owe, the more you stress. The more you stress over bills, the more difficult it is to focus on your goals. More importantly, if you set your monthly income requirements too high, you eliminate a significant number of opportunities. The cheaper you can live, the greater your options.”

“In my opinion, right now, there’s way too much hype on the technologies and not enough attention to the real businesses behind them.”

“The one person who you should never believe when it comes to evaluating your abilities is you. The very worst judge of your abilities is you. Self-evaluation is never successful. When you are the best at something, the demand for your services will grow. People want to hire the best. They want to be associated with the best.”

“Time is the most valuable asset you don’t own.”

“Being rich is a good thing. Not just in the obvious sense of benefiting you and your family, but in the broader sense. Profits are not a zero sum game. The more you make, the more of a financial impact you can have.”

“What I do know, at least what I think I have learned from my experiences in business, is that when there is a rush for everyone to do the same thing, it becomes more difficult to do. Not easier. Harder.”

“It’s not about money or connections, it’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone when it comes to your business. And if it fails, you learn from what happened and do a better job next time.”

“What is your grind?”

“Great entrepreneurs invest the time, no matter how many hours a day, to learn more about their industry and the business they want to start than anyone else.”

“In every business I have had, I have made sure my customers have had my email address and can reach me directly.”

“Perfectionism is the enemy of profitability.”

“One of the most underrated skills in business right now is being nice.”

“Pay attention to what’s happening around you. Don’t think there’s just one way to do things—context is everything.”

“If you have managers reporting to managers in a startup, you will fail. Once you get beyond startup, if you have managers reporting to managers, you will create politics.”

“Learn to sell. In business you’re always selling – to your prospects, investors and employees. To be the best salesperson put yourself in the shoes of the person to whom you are selling. Don’t sell your product. Solve their problem.”

“Because if you’re prepared and you know what it takes. It’s not a risk. You just have to figure out how to get there. There is always a way to get there.”

“Always look for the fool in the deal. If you don’t find one, it’s you.” – Mark Cuban

“Always wake up with a smile knowing that today you are going to have fun accomplishing what others are too afraid to do.”

“I worked hard and smarter than most people in the businesses I have been in.”