"I was in seventh grade math class, and we had this thing called Number Sense. So, I wasn't on the tr..." — Michael Dell

I called up a bunch of the CEOs of Silicon Valley companies and said, 'Hey, can I come and see you? And I'd like to learn about what you're doing.' And I don't know, most of them said yes.

You have to do stuff that you're actually incredibly passionate and excited about and you know something about. The 'oppor-tuneurs' don't do as well as the entrepreneurs.

Relative to other economies in the world, India has a good feel to it.

If I come to Aspen for one or two nights, I stay at the St. Regis.