A company is a group organized to create a product or service, and it is only as good as its people and how excited they are about creating. I do want to recognize a ton of super-talented people. I just happen to be the face of the companies.

We are a mission-driven company. In order to do this, we have to build a great team. And in order to do that, you need people to know they can make a bunch of money. So we need a business model to make a lot of money.

The thing that's been consistent is that this is a team sport and nothing happens through the work of just an individual. We all do this together and it doesn't matter whether you're going to do a startup or you're at a big company, that's going to be the case. And what sport taught me was the importance of that and how to treat a teammate, and how to work together.

They all travel as if they are pack dogs and stick to each other like glue. The best people want to work the big challenges.

I would say that I'm blessed with a very, very good executive team that operates, reasonably autonomously, each of the companies.

Talent is extremely important. It's like a sports team, the team that has the best individual player will often win, but then there's a multiplier from how those players work together and the strategy they employ.