Richard Branson

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born

July 18, 1950 in Blackheath, South London, England, The United Kingdom

gender

male

website

http://www.virgin.com/home.aspx

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Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Investing

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Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies. Branson's first successful business venture was at age 16, when he published a magazine called Student. He then set up a record mail-order business in 1970. In 1972, he opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Records, later known as Virgin Megastores and rebranded as zavvi in late 2007. With his flamboyant and competitive style, Branson's Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s - as he set up Virgin Atlantic Airways and expanded the Virgin Records music label. Richard Branson is the 236th richest person according to Forbes' 2008 list of billionaires as he has an estimated net worth of approximately $7.9 billion USD.

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Average rating: 3.91 · 2,789 ratings · 359 reviews · 33 distinct works

	Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way 4.02 avg rating — 1,490 ratings — 22 editions	My rating:
	Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons in Life 3.76 avg rating — 702 ratings — published 2006 — 14 editions	My rating:
	Business Stripped Bare 3.84 avg rating — 348 ratings — 14 editions	My rating:
	Screw It Lets Do It 4.12 avg rating — 42 ratings	My rating:
	Losing my Virginity 3.98 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Sir Richard Branson: The Autobiography 3.85 avg rating — 39 ratings	My rating:
	The Adventure of Business 3.75 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Screw Business As Usual 3.20 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Reach for the Skies: Ballooning, Birdmen And Blast synopsis 3.53 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Arctic Diary 2.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Richard Branson

“Life is a helluva lot more fun if you say yes rather than no”
― Richard Branson

tags: carpe-diem , time-magazine

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“Respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress.”
― Richard Branson, Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons in Life

16 people liked it

“Most "necessary evils" are far more evil than necessary.”
― Richard Branson, Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way

tags: life

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