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
frowning praise more-time
Spend more time smiling than frowning and more time praising than criticizing.
competition
Take the competition seriously, but not yourself.
opportunity people
We have the enormous opportunity in our hands to make a positive difference for business, people, and the planet.
moving-forward space together
Space is hard - but worth it. We will persevere and move forward together.
inspiration ideas phones
There is no such thing as a boring person: everyone has stories and insights worth sharing. While on the road, we let our phones or laptops take up our attention. By doing that, we might miss out on the chance to learn and absorb ideas and inspiration from an unexpected source: our fellow travelers.
reality stressed majority
But the majority of things that one could get stressed about, they?re not worth getting stressed about.
opportunity people poverty
Taking bold climate action now has the potential to unleash the full power of business and at the same time lift millions of people out of poverty. We're the first generation to recognize this and the last generation that will have this opportunity.
littles details exceptional
An exceptional company is the one that gets all the little details right.
fighting space people
Whether we're fighting climate change or going to space, everything is moved forward by computers, and we don't have enough people who can code
night next-day entrepreneur
I will work day and night to avoid failure, but if I can't, I'll pick myself up the next day. The most important thing for entrepreneurs is not to be put off by failure.
care enough concern
Business is what concerns us. If you care about something enough to do something about it, you're in business
running thinking careers
Early on in your career, find someone better than yourself to run the business on a day-to-day basis. Remove yourself, maybe even from the building, and from the nitty-gritty. That way, you're going to be able to see the bigger picture and think of new areas to go into.
passion life-is should
Ideally, since 80 percent of your life is spent working, you should start your business around something that is a passion of yours
mean differences people
Being an entrepreneur simply means being someone who wants to make a difference to other people's lives.