My dad is good at sticking with stuff and he has a strong work ethic, which is imbued in me. Growing up, he would constantly ask what I was doing and was I achieving anything.

The talent that has to be learned is finding out what someone's passion is and setting them up to realize that. You don't get the best work from people if you're guiding them versus them guiding themselves.

Execution really shapes whether your company takes off or not.

I kept my age quiet for a good few years. I didn't see it as a positive. I worked remotely, so I just didn't tell people.