Richard Branson
Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Bransonis an English business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder of Virgin Group, which comprises more than 400 companies...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth18 July 1950
CityLondon, England
Richard Branson quotes about
airline-business people trying
We have a business that some people feel pollutes, and I happen to agree with them. ... And so on the basis of trying to do good and, you know, hopefully turn a profit, what we did was we pledged that we'd put all the profits from our airline business into trying to develop clean fuels.
saying-nothing speech hours
It's better to say nothing than spend 1,000 words or an hour speech saying nothing. Get to the point.
good-business ifs
If you can make peoples lives a lot better, you've got a really good business.
friday girlfriend monday
I moved into a nice houseboat in Little Venice when I was 15 years old. I found a girlfriend called Monday and a houseboat called Friday, so I had the week sewn up.
outsourced ifs
Everything in your business can be outsourced... if you're not emotionally attached to doing it all.
tumbling-down decision house
What's the most critical factor in any business decision you'll ever have to make? Basically, it boils down to this question: If this all crashes, will it bring the whole house tumbling down like a pack of cards? One business matra remains embedded in my brain - protect the downside.
self-improvement talent improvement
Talent comes from experience and failure
tough-times spirit your-future
Tough times are inevitable in life and in business. But how you compose yourself during those times defines your spirit and will define your future.
airline-business way millionaire
The quickest way to become a millionaire in the airline business is to start out as a billionaire.
mistake adventure flying
We went all the way down the Himalayan chain for a day and a half. That was magnificent, except the Chinese told us they were going to shoot us down if we came out the far end. So I spent a lot of my time contacting former Prime Minister Tony Blair begging him to tell the Chinese we were coming in this direction by mistake and could he please say we have no nasty motives for flying into their territory.
mistake editors succeed
So I became a publisher by mistake - well, not quite by mistake, because I wanted to be an editor but I had to make sure the magazine would survive. The point is this: Most businesses fail, so if you're going to succeed, it has to be about more than making money.
nice flower people
People are no different from flowers. If you water them, they flourish. If you are not nice to them, they shrivel up
mistake making-mistakes reputation
Protect your reputation. Don't be afraid of making mistakes.
brands
In the beginning it was just about the business - now it's about the brand.