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
powerful passion world
There is no greater thing you can do with your life and your work than follow your passions – in a way that serves the world and you.
entrepreneur risk age
I was the kind of entrepreneur that never really felt I made it. When Mike Olefield's "Tubular Bells" [Virgin Records' first release] sold 8 or 10 million copies, I suppose, at age 19, I could've possibly retired on the money. Instead, I immediately pushed the boat and took that risk again.
betrayal believe spirit
I believe that drudgery and clock-watching are a terrible betrayal of that universal, inborn entrepreneurial spirit.
philosophy new-ventures marketing
My philosophy is that if I have any money I invest it in new ventures and not have it sitting around.
jobs mean responsibility
For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in creating new businesses, create jobs, employ people, and to put money aside to tackle issues where we can make a difference.
night waiting-rooms people
I've been in Africa, and I've been to hospitals of Africa, and they're not hospitals, they're places where people go to die. And rows and rows and rows of people just dying and the waiting rooms of the hospitals are full of people waiting to get into the beds of the people who died the night before, and they're dying from unnecessary diseases.
business world management
I never wanted to be a businessman, I just wanted to change the world
success business writing
I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I wasn't really interested in being an entrepreneur, but I soon found I had to become an entrepreneur in order to keep my magazine going.
views challenges point-of-view
And obviously, from our own personal point of view, the principal challenge is a personal challenge.
entrepreneur want dollars
If you want to be a Millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline.
trying-something-new knows happens
You never know with these things when you're trying something new what can happen. This is all experimental.
eye cash-flow blood
Never take your eyes off the cash flow because it's the life blood of business.
motivation learning-something-new long
My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself. I see life almost like one long University education that I never had - everyday I'm learning something new.
crush lying competition
If you are a new startup company, try not to arouse the interest or suspicion of your competition; especially if they are a bigger company. They can crush you while you are still in your startup phase. Lie low while still strengthening your bottom line.