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A business is simply an idea to make other people's lives better.

Richard Branson

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Richard Branson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 18
Aircraft Pilot
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The most important thing for entrepreneurs is not to be put off by failure.
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Records are made to be broken. It is in man's nature to continue to strive to do just that.
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I never really felt secure until I was well into my 30s, because anytime I had success, I would invest in new projects.
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Space is hard - but worth it. We will persevere and move forward together.
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To have created one of the most respected companies in the world. Not necessarily the biggest.
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Everything in your business can be outsourced... if you're not emotionally attached to doing it all.
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Exploration is a wonderful way to open our eyes to the world, & to truly see that impossible is just a word.
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Many assume my business success has brought me happiness. But the way I see it, I am successful because I am happy.
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I learnt from an early age this need to delegate responsibility out to other team members as there is just too much for one person to do themselves. What is the point of hiring talented team members if you don't give them the freedom to make the most of the chance you have given them?
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Every business, like a painting, operates according to its own rules. There are many ways to run a successful company. What works once may never work again. What everyone tells you never to do may just work, once.
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At the end, entrepreneurship is not about wearing expensive suits and earning a lot of money. It is all about being true to yourself, to your values in life. Your dreams.
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Companies need to have a lot more flexibility with their people... . If somebody wants to golf around the world for two months, okay, well, maybe on an unpaid basis, let them do it. That sort of flexibility I think is incredibly important because most of our time, we spend at work.
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And obviously, from our own personal point of view, the principal challenge is a personal challenge.
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We've definitely cracked the technology. Now we're just trying to be able to produce the amount of fuels that we need to satisfy our own needs and then other people's needs.
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Mentorship is key to unlocking each of our entrepreneurial spirits.
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I have learnt so much over my 40 years of business which would have been valuable to me when I was younger.
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I can honestly say that I have never gone into any business purely to make money. If that is the sole motive then I believe you are better off not doing it. A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.
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