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
moving insightful entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is about turning what excites you in life into capital, so that you can do more of it and move forward with it.
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.
entrepreneur want dollars
If you want to be a Millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline.
entrepreneur challenges risk
An entrepreneur is somebody who is taking bold risks, is often doing things that have never been done before, trying to do things better. And an adventurer is challenging themselves, often doing things that have never been done before, seeing what they're capable of. In both cases, you've got to protect against the downside.
business people entrepreneurship
When people are placed in positions slightly above what they expect, they are apt to excel.
mistake successful entrepreneur
Failing can provide invaluable lessons and making mistakes and experiencing setbacks is part of the DNA of every successful entrepreneur.
successful entrepreneur valuable
Any successful entrepreneur knows that time is more valuable than money itself.
reality ideas entrepreneur
Bakers bake bread, accountants manage accounts and entrepreneurs turn ideas into reality.
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.
airline-business entrepreneur saws
I was never, ever interested in becoming a businessman or an entrepreneur. If I was a businessman, or saw myself as a businessman, I would have never gone into the airline business.
people entrepreneur mind
People do not mind people who try things and fail. If you're a good entrepreneur, you're not going to succeed in every single thing you try. You've got to try to succeed at more things than fail.
jobs mean entrepreneur
Learn to raise capital by any means necessary. That's your primary job as an entrepreneur. You must continually raise capital from family and friends, banks, suppliers, customers and investors.
entrepreneur risk achieve
If you don't take risks you won't achieve anything.
entrepreneur important important-things
The most important thing for entrepreneurs is not to be put off by failure.