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You've got to stay focused. And honestly, you've got to rely on God. It takes a ton of hard work and a little bit of luck, but above all, it takes a lot of love from somebody upstairs for you to make it.

Don't let the noise around you distract you. It doesn't matter what others are doing or what they're saying. If you believe in what you're doing and keep going, you're going to make it.

The Investor's Three-Point Checklist

When people ask what I look for in a business to invest in, the answer is simple: three things. First, the founder - nothing can overcome a winning or losing mindset. Second, the product - it must solve a real problem. Third, the market - it must be monetizable. Get all three right, and you'll succeed. Get two right, and maybe you'll succeed. Get only one, and you're unlikely to make it.

The toughest thing entrepreneurs face today

I don't think everybody's built for entrepreneurship. It requires a special spark, determination, and the ability to persist against all odds. Every entrepreneur reaches a point where they wonder, "Am I going to make it? Will this all be worth it?" The hardest part is pushing through that doubt and believing that what you're doing matters - and that you'll make it.

Legacy is what keeps us growing. We want to contribute to our country's skyline, to our country's development. We want to say we contributed to what makes this city great.

Buy when people are fearful and sell when they're greedy. Everyone does it in reverse. It's only a negative if you realize and crystallize it on the balance sheet.

When someone says no or doesn’t understand you, take it, learn from it, and add it to your toolkit going forward.

You need to adapt. You need to be mobile. You need to be agile.

Did you have people that doubted you in business?

I don't allow people in the room to doubt me. If someone says no, it's because you haven't sold the benefits and you haven't created the urgency. 'No' is just another version of someone saying, 'I don't understand, sell me.'

You have to learn something new every day.

The day you stop growing is the day you begin to die.

I learn every day. The day you stop realizing that you're learning something new every day is the day you don't become competitive and you die.

You think everybody's built for entrepreneurship?

Fintech Executive: Absolutely. Absolutely. I mean, even if they don't know it yet, life will teach them to start taking risks.

Just bring something out of nothing!

Go and create something. Write a poem, write a song, write a novel, write a piece of code, write a deck, build a website - just bring something out of nothing.

Not everything is the same outside your bubble.

The more hands you shake, the more money you make.

You won't make a billion dollars from your couch - you have to go out there.

There's no $100 million deal in your kitchen!

The thing that you learn through travel is that the opportunity is waiting for you, but for sure it's not waiting for you in your bedroom or in your living room. There's no $100 million deal in your kitchen.

Should young entrepreneurs leave their hometown?

You can be successful anywhere in the world, but you do have to go there.

Don't Sell Yourself Short!

I had a $30 million deal on the table. I walked away because 10% upfront wasn't enough to deliver excellence. I said, 'I'm happy to walk away rather than hurt my brand and hurt your outcome.' We didn't even make it to the gate - they called us back immediately.

Speed first, then scale. If you crack that in any client relationship, you're instantly a winner.

You have to know the value of your service through and through. Be extremely confident that nobody else in the world can provide what you're providing.

Entrepreneurship is like eating glass and staring into the void every day. You have to chew cactus.

What's the biggest mistake in selling a company?

The easiest way to sell your company is to really try to hold on to it and make it as great and as amazing as you can - not try to sell it. And then, as the business becomes amazing, people will come to you.