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
mind fool never-change
Only a fool never changes his mind.
commitment people important
Commitment is not letting people down. That's very important in life.
needs please industry
Please don’t get hung up on this question of whether you need to have experience in an industry before you launch your startup.
intuition statistics instinct
I rely far more on gut instinct than researching huge amounts of statistics.
differences issues government
Global warming is another big area that we need to get on top of. [And] diseases in Africa, which we're also working on and seeing if we can make a difference on. And there are lots of issues that governments seem to be blind about.
passionate too-short lifes-too-short
Life's too short. If you're passionate - stand up.
positivity opportunity challenges
Rather than getting nostalgic...embrace the new opportunities and challenges available to you now.
names reputation brand-names
Your brand name is only as good as your reputation
hard-work starting enjoy
Starting a business is a huge amount of hard work... You had better enjoy it.
way employee-appreciation treats
The way you treat your employees is the way they will treat your customers
successful perfect waiting
Successful entrepreneurs don't wait for the perfect moment - they create it
people able rockets
I would not be able to change a sparking plug and I would not be able to fly a spaceship or build a rocket or whatever. But what I am good at doing is finding brilliant people and surrounding myself with brilliant people.
bigs big-things ifs
If you don't have time for the small things, you won't have time for the big things
differences wealth fame
Success cannot be measured in wealth, fame or power, but by whether you have made a positive difference for others.