Do not listen to people who have never done what you are trying to do.
Find mentors who have done what you want to do. Not people who have only read about it.
Julian Robertson taught me that the most important decision is picking the right people. That applies to management teams you invest in and the analysts you hire.
Jack Ma taught me one thing that changed my life — the best time to attack is when everyone else is retreating. I bought BitTorrent during a bear market. I bought into Huobi when everyone was running from exchanges.
I answer questions from young entrepreneurs on Facebook because someone answered mine when I was young. The cycle of mentorship is the most important investment any successful person can make.
The $650,000 I paid for lunch with Warren Buffett was the best investment I ever made. Not because of anything he said — because of how it changed the way I think.
Charlie Munger taught me that the big money is not in the buying and the selling, but in the waiting.
The signature of a good leader is not how many followers you have but how many leaders you create.
I learned from Warren Buffett. He told me the most important thing is long-term ownership not short-term endorsements.
I left Oracle to start Salesforce. Larry Ellison was my mentor. He thought I was crazy. He was right. Crazy works.
LeBron studied my playbook. I am proud of that. Every athlete who builds a business empire after me makes me proud.
My dad taught me that the mind is stronger than the body. That lesson applies to everything.
I learned more in my first year at Viking than most people learn in a decade. Andreas Halvorsen is the best in the business.
I apprenticed under Robertson, Halvorsen, and Coleman. Then I took what I learned and simplified it.
The Rich Dad team taught me to teach. The properties taught me to invest. Both matter.
Ed Seykota taught me that it’s okay to be wrong, but it’s not okay to stay wrong.
The best founders I’ve worked with don’t need to be told what to do. They need someone who’s been through it to tell them they’re not crazy.
The most important thing Max Heine taught me is to always know what something is worth before you buy it.
Sol Price taught me everything I know about retail. Everything. He was the most important business mind I ever encountered.
Jim Sinegal will run this better than I did. I knew that when I hired him.
I was one of the people he would call on when confronted with new or challenging issues.
We wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Tudor. In my mind, Tudor is the best macro fund in the world. There's a culture of fairness and excellence.
My job as an angel investor is not just to provide money, but also to provide advice, resources, and emotional support.