Richard Branson Gives Extensive Advice To A 12-Year-Old Entrepreneur
Virgin Group founder Richard Branson got a question from a mother in Texas about her 12-year-old boy, and the celebrity businessman gave her a surprisingly thorough answer. The kid kept failing at his...
View ArticleHow The Private Sector Revolutionized The Space Race In A Few Short Years
Before 2004, the only people who could have dreamed of entering space were astronauts who had trained for years before being afforded the privelege. But all that changed when George Bush announced his...
View Article18 Tips For Success From Richard Branson
Richard Branson founded Virgin in 1970 at the age of 20, and he hasn’t looked back. He’s the only entrepreneur to have built eight separate billion-dollar companies in eight different industries — and...
View ArticleBRANSON: We Need Entrepreneurial Loans Instead Of Student Loans
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff hosted a wide ranging conversation yesterday with Richard Branson at the company's Dreamforce social enterprise conference. Branson, one of the world's most well known and...
View ArticleHow We Got From Rainy New York To Richard Branson's Gorgeous Island
Necker Island is the famous home of Sir Richard Branson, and a getaway spot for many celebrities and CEOs. Click here to see how we got to Necker Island >> Google's Larry Page got married on the...
View ArticleTake A Hike Around Richard Branson's Private Island
Sir Richard Branson bought Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands for 180,000 pounds, or about $320,000 dollars, in 1979. Click here to start the tour >> The government required that the...
View ArticleCheck Out Our Wild Accommodations On Richard Branson's Private Island
Necker Island is the preferred vacation spot for a slew of celebrities such as Mariah Carey, Kate Winslet, Oprah, Jimmy Fallon and David Beckham, among many others. Click here to tour the guest villas...
View ArticleVirgin Atlantic Needs To Become More Like Virgin America
At the risk of turning into Tyler ‘Creme’ Brulee, this is a bit of an airline rant. I’ve been spending a lot of time on Virgin Atlantic over the last year or so. I”ve also been travelling with Virgin...
View ArticleWatch Skrillex Teach Richard Branson How To DJ
Billionaire businessman Richard Branson may be the head of over 400 companies, record-setting kite surfer, an aspiring astronaut and exclusive island owner, but one thing he is not is a DJ. Branson...
View ArticleWhy The Rich Keep Getting Richer
Do you dream of becoming rich but aren't sure how to make your millions—or better yet, billions? Who better to ask than the rich themselves about how they climbed their way to the top? Steve Siebold...
View ArticleHow To Turn Yourself Into An Idea Machine
Kelly Francis, @KellyFrancisLaw: How do you know when you’re thinking too big or aiming too high (if that’s even possible)? Answer: In the mid-90s I had an idea that lasted about the amount of time...
View ArticleRichard Branson Has 769,000 Followers On LinkedIn (LNKD)
LinkedIn is trying to compete with Twitter and Facebook by letting members follow business celebrities—what it calls "thought leaders"—who post updates on the service.It seems to be working. Virgin...
View ArticleWhy I Wear Something Orange To Every Business Event
A lot of things need to come together for a new business to be successful.Great product, brilliant team, the right meetings—the list goes on. But there’s one way to fast-track your success that’s...
View Article15 Tech Geniuses Living Fabulous, Enviable Lives
Some people know how to live well.They work hard. They play hard. They have fabulous adventures and pursue exotic dreams.It's enough to make any normal human a little jealous.It's also enough to make...
View ArticleHere's Why President Obama, Richard Branson And Everyone Else Need To Be On...
Everyone needs to be on LinkedIn because -- simply put -- it's the place to be to create a professional identity. "It's not just job seekers. It's journalists who are looking to source stories, it's...
View ArticleRichard Branson Just Bet $1.6 Million That Virgin Atlantic Will Still Exist...
Sir Richard Branson has thrown down a £1m challenge to Willie Walsh about the future of Virgin Atlantic.He has been spurred into action by suggestions from Mr Walsh, chief executive of International...
View ArticleBritish Airways Chief Wagers Richard Branson A 'Knee To The Groin' That...
British Airways and Iberia boss Willie Walsh said he would be happy to wager Sir Richard Branson a “knee in the groin” that Virgin Atlantic won’t exist in its current form in five years’ time.The...
View ArticleDelta Buys 49 Percent Of Virgin Atlantic For $360 Million
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines said it had bought Singapore Airlines' 49 percent stake in Britain's Virgin Atlantic for $360 million and agreed to a transatlantic joint venture with...
View ArticleRichard Branson Just Bet A 'Knee To The Groin' That Virgin Will Still Be...
A spat continues between Richard Branson and British Airways boss Willie Walsh over the future of Virgin Atlantic.Yesterday, Walsh suggested that Delta's proposed purchase of a 49 percent stake in...
View ArticleRichard Branson Is Really Angry That A Tasteless Christmas 'Joke' Was Posted...
The perpetually smiling Virgin Group founder Richard Branson is not happy.A Christmas "gag" labeled"The Gift of Christmas Surprise"— featuring picture of a man covering a woman's eyes from behind along...
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