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
inspirational business life-is
Life is a series of ups and clowns. Make it worth your wild!
dirty past thinking
And in the process, we have come up with fuels - algae-based fuels, isobutanol-based fuels and other fuels - that we think will power the planes in the future so that, you know, by 2020 I hope that our planes will be powered on fuels that are clean fuels and are not polluting the environment so that we'll have a green airline and an airline that actually has fuels that will be hopefully cheaper than the dirty fuels of the past. So [we're] doing good and also turning a profit at the same time.
names people mind
All you have in life is your reputation: you may be very rich, but if you lose your good name, then you'll never be happy. The thought will always lurk at the back of your mind that people don't trust you.
outsourced ifs
Everything in your business can be outsourced... if you're not emotionally attached to doing it all.
team skills survival
Build your own business team. Survival in business requires a synergy of skills.
fossils coal fuel
We must rapidly wean ourselves off our dependence on coal and fossil fuels
real thinking differences
I think you should do in life what you think you'll make a real difference at. And generally, as a businessperson, you do things you don't really have experience in.
differences creative survival
Be creative. Innovate consistently on the little things that the big companies ignore. Little things often make big differences in business.
moving opportunity survival
Be swift to take advantage of business opportunities. Bigger companies are too cumbersome to move quickly; this can be a competitive advantage for you.
growth survival lines
Grow internally first. Strengthen your bottom line first before considering external growth.
frustration starting no-point
There is no point in starting your own business unless you do it out of a sense of frustration.
entrepreneur important losing
As an entrepreneur, you've got to protect against the company going bust. And as an adventurer, you've got to protect against losing your life. It's even more important as an adventurer to get it right.
adversity effort survival
Remain focused on fulfilling your business mission. Never allow adversity divert your attention and efforts.
inspirational business having-fun
Take a chance - it's the best way to test yourself, have fund and push boundaries.