There's a myth out there that entrepreneurs and leaders like risk. I think they prefer risk on their own terms, which is not really risk — it's control and ownership.

I like to talk a big game and pretend that Human Capital Management vendors have slick and sophisticated digital media strategies that are tied into amazing social networking sites.

The other day, Condoleezza Rice named the Research Triangle as one of the most innovative places in America. She said that it's fueling the knowledge-based revolution in America.