Richard Branson

Notes.

• Owns many companies.
• Don't tell anyone about your business.
• He says owning a business is, "one big learning process."
• Sold his record company at its peak, for high value because it is not as profitable as it was years ago.
• Quality is key to Richard.
• 35 billion dollar revenue.
• About 55 thousand employees.
• Virgin designed a spaceship for people to pay and take rides into outer space.
• almost died in a hot air balloon accident.
• wasn't a good student, diagnosed with dislexia and if he wasn't interested in something then he wouldnt continue doing it.
• Considers himself a "maverick"
• His mom was a mean lady and made him walk to his grandmas at the age of 4.
• He has been to prison.

If you are working and you are the first to deal with a problem, or first person to the problem, you should be the first one to handle the problem.



" I learned that you don't need to be brilliant to be a billionaire. Richard Branson dropped out of school and had no post secondary education. He is now one of the richest people in the world and even owns his, own special island."