As counterintuitive as it sounds, 'speed to fail' should be every entrepreneur's motto. Success isn't born wholly-formed like Venus from a clamshell; it's developed through relentless trial and error.

Entrepreneurs always begin the journey believing that they have the next big idea. They dream of the fame and fortune that awaits them if only they had the funding to pursue it. But the reality is that as the product is built and shared with customers, flaws in their concept are discovered that - if not overcome - will kill the business.

The Industrial Revolution was about making physical things. Many of the manufactured goods that were once tangible objects have now been reduced to bits and bytes of data.

Startups are now creating specialized 3-D printers capable of producing everything from synthetic hamburgers to multi-story apartment buildings.

Every company, regardless of size, is competing for the same pool of talent, which is why top recruiters can even command equity for finding key hires. Internships give startups a chance to hire the best and brightest from our universities at a fraction of the cost that these same minds will command when they receive their degrees.

In my experience, there are only two valid reasons to take a company public: access to growth capital and investor fatigue.

Cable and satellite businesses are competing against fixed-line telephone companies and wireless companies.

Use your development time to brief analysts and industry press. Use these influencers as your eyes and ears to let you know what else is being developed by competitors so that you can be the first to market, and don't make the mistake of launching an also-ran product.

Companies with significant revenue (more than $100 million) have, by definition, significant traction. They have proven out their thesis and can scale up or down as investment capital becomes available.

Founding a successful startup is no different than forming a rock band.

Pick a co-founder that communicates in the same fashion that you do. If you are a screamer, then the only way you will ever listen to a conflicting point of view is to find someone who is passionate enough to yell back at you.

Founders need sizable egos to believe that what they are creating is good enough to change the world. What makes for great co-founders is having those egos focused on complementary, not competing, skills.

The greatest challenge to most innovation centers around the world is many nations' punitive attitudes towards failure. In most of the world, if your first business fails, no one will work with you again. But, trial and error is the genesis of innovation.

I never understood why women wanted equality in the workplace when in fact, that would be selling them short.

As great as you believe your new product or company is, the world got along just fine without you. The greatest competition every startup faces is convincing consumers that there is a better solution to the problems that vex them.

I believe that if you work hard and you never get to enjoy it then what's the point. You can't take any of this with you, the money or nothing. The only thing you can take is experiences, memories and good times, so I like to get amongst it as much as I can.

I'm a really hardworking person.

It's such a weird process, songwriting, because you just have to feel it. There's no right or wrong melody or lyric.

Ride It' did it for me. Not only did the Asian community love it, but the black community and the white community got to hear about it. The song became such a big hit for me and got me noticed by the CEOs of Cash Money in America.

When I realized that you can actually impact people's lives like that through music, thats an incredible thing.

I really enjoyed studying.

I was studying to be a doctor like every good Indian boy, and doing music on the side as a hobby. Then I started to get a little serious and record companies started giving me offers!

England really is at the forefront of being a melting pot of all cultures.

When I got my deal with Cash Money, it changed my whole life.

I think, honestly, hard work is the only way that you'll get anywhere and this is not an easy job. People think it's easy to be a singer or to be an artist. It's crazy hours and you need a lot of energy and some spirit inside you to do that.

I eat a lot of cereal and toast.

I had the most incredible experience of my life being signed to Cash Money.

I've got my fanbase; I believe in my music; I believe in my vision... And ain't no-one gonna stop me from doing that!

I have rather skinny legs - I blame my dad's side of the family.

I was born and raised in Southall; we had two houses which we made into one big one because there were 12 of us living there: me and my bro, my parents, my grandparents, and my dad's brother's family.

When you look at Beyonce, every interview she does is just perfect delivery, perfect execution, and the thing is, she has honed that skill down.

My granddad doesn't care if he falls down when he's singing, he's just having a laugh.

A lot of my writing is done on the road so I can take the music on my iPod, work out a melody then record it into Cubase.

I wanted to be a doctor originally; that was my realistic dream, because I knew how to get there. Being a pop star was my wild dream, a fantasy - there was no direct route.

So when I wrote 'Down' - when I sang the melody, I sung the word 'Down' for no reason. I don't know why. That's how I came up with the medley. I was like, 'I don't know why I said down, but we got to write a song around it.'

I don't want to just do any acting role that comes just for the sake of getting in a film.

I'm always trying to not spread myself too thin.

There used to be times when you didn't see Indians on television or if you did it was the corner shop guy in 'EastEnders,' but now they're not as stereotypical and we've managed to fit in and blend really well. England does a great job of doing that.

The minute you forget who your fan-base is, that's the minute everything falls out from under you.

The most important thing is to make quality music that will last.

There are so many egos in this game - maybe we all need to come down a notch.

I'd say I am a nice cross of R&B and Pop.

I like to write songs that people can identify with and sing along to.

I grew up on R&B and soul, so that backbone is always there.

I've been fortunate to work with artists that are at the top of their respective genres. That allowed me to learn from them and their success.

I used to dance around, I used to sing a lot, I remember, and beat box.

I used to re-create the beats that I heard.

There was a time when I had spiky hair and I was doing Indian-influenced R&B fusion songs.

When a hit's a hit, you can't hold it down.

I'm so proud of my heritage, and I know who my fans are.