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
cutting phones internet-access
If you offer people a decent service, if you give them you know Internet access, if their phones are not cut off on the trains, you know if you have plugs where they can plug in their computers, and if you have a smiling, cheerful staff; and if you can travel really quickly, then you can make a success out of the rail business.
opportunity entrepreneur made
In times of recession there are massive opportunities and fortunes to be made, so for new up and coming entrepreneurs, this is the time to go and start a business.
good-business ifs
If you can make peoples lives a lot better, you've got a really good business.
today
Oh God, I've got to do this today.
heart games sweat
I never learned the rules in the first place. To change the game is at the heart of what Virgin stands for, so the company culture has always been: "Don't sweat it: rules were meant to be broken."
fun having-fun
Be authentic and organic. It can't be forced or it won't work. And most importantly, have fun.
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.
fun making-money found
I never went into business to make money, but I have found that if I have fun, the money will come.
thinking challenges fit
I think it's quite great to set yourself a big challenge and then you've got another reason for keeping fit.
enjoy-life enjoy
Enjoy life - you only get one.
red way tape
Red tape will often get in your way. It's one of the reasons I often carry scissors!
organization issues benefits
About 40 percent of my time is spent on social issues and building new organizations, more for the benefit of the climate or health issues.
military battle troops
If you go back into military history, the person who's leading the troops ought to be in with the troops and not just standing on the backline sending them into battle.
order mind important
It's obviously incredibly important to keep the body fit in order to keep the mind fit, and be able to find time for friends.