Sir Richard Branson shared inspiring lessons from his 45-year tenure as an entrepreneur. He started off at 16 by founding his magazine Student and moved on to creating Virgin Records, Virgin Atlantic Airways, and over 400 other companies.
“The best way of learning about anything is by doing.â€
“Most people are not thinking I want to create a business...they are thinking as it was in my case...'I want to start a magazine for young people to campaign against the war in Vietnam' which I thought was an unjust war. The business aspect was just to pay the bills. I didn’t start most ventures to make money -- I started them because I couldn’t achieve something unless I created them.â€
“My family brought me up to always look for the best in other people. I love people, I love spending time with people, I love learning from people."
“Life is short and you will find you are going to come in contact with the same people again and again. If you treat people well they will come back and if you treat them badly they will not. Then you are not leading a very fulfilling life.â€
“Humor is a very important part of building a business. Not taking yourself too seriously and being willing to have a sense of humor is key. For example, our windmill Virgin salt and pepper shakers got stolen so often that we were losing money on that. Instead of pulling them from flights, we wrote on them “pinched from Virgin Atlantic.†They became our best marketing device.â€
Sir Richard Branson Shares Entrepreneurial Lessons - Salesforce Blog
“The best way of learning about anything is by doing.â€
“Most people are not thinking I want to create a business...they are thinking as it was in my case...'I want to start a magazine for young people to campaign against the war in Vietnam' which I thought was an unjust war. The business aspect was just to pay the bills. I didn’t start most ventures to make money -- I started them because I couldn’t achieve something unless I created them.â€
“My family brought me up to always look for the best in other people. I love people, I love spending time with people, I love learning from people."
“Life is short and you will find you are going to come in contact with the same people again and again. If you treat people well they will come back and if you treat them badly they will not. Then you are not leading a very fulfilling life.â€
“Humor is a very important part of building a business. Not taking yourself too seriously and being willing to have a sense of humor is key. For example, our windmill Virgin salt and pepper shakers got stolen so often that we were losing money on that. Instead of pulling them from flights, we wrote on them “pinched from Virgin Atlantic.†They became our best marketing device.â€
Sir Richard Branson Shares Entrepreneurial Lessons - Salesforce Blog
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