Richard Branson Quotes

So I've seen life as one long learning process. And if I see - you know, if I fly on somebody else's airline and find the experience is not a pleasant one, which it wasn't in - 21 years ago, then I'd think, well, you know, maybe I can create the kind of airline that I'd like to fly on.

Every year, thousands of startups are founded - not only in technology, but increasingly also in health care, education, and energy.

I think Coran Capshaw is such a brilliant entrepreneur and he always thinks about new stuff; the biggest stuff you can imagine. I know he's working on a lot of things for me at the moment, and I think it will definitely help my career to go to the next level.

People who are constantly looking for the opportunity to do something new are also people who are not going to be helped by having job titles - job titles create expectations of specialization and focus which don't map really well to creating the best possible experience for your customers.

I'm kind of getting more excited about developing my own stuff, or getting involved early in projects and doing my best to make things that I care about happen.

We believed the world didn't need another commoditized venture capital firm.

The world runs on individuals pursuing their self interests. The great achievements of civilization have not come from government bureaus. Einstein didn't construct his theory under order from a bureaucrat. Henry Ford didn't revolutionize the automobile industry that way.

Build a company that changes the way things get done!

Trust the young people; trust this generation's innovation. They're making things, changing innovation every day. And all the consumers are the same: they want new things, they want cheap things, they want good things, they want unique things. If we can create these kind of things for consumers, they will come.

Entrepreneurship is not only about starting businesses but is an attitude to life.

Once you're an entrepreneur you're always an entrepreneur, and you need that fix.

Industries that are chaotic are ripe for innovation. They are open to anyone who has an idea.

Betting against entrepreneurs who are changing the world has never been a profitable endeavor.

Frankly, as an entrepreneur, you can do only one thing and be a part of it, but through investing in different ventures, you can be a part of something new and what others are trying to build.

A lot of people came into the airline business. Most of them promptly exited, minus their money.

Build something that fixes something people are having a problem with, and you're lined up for great things.

What does the name Virgin mean? We are a company that likes to take on the giants. In too many businesses, these giants have had things their own way. We are going to have fun competing with them.

Never ever compete on prices, instead compete on services and innovation.

This is an especially good time for you vacationers who plan to fly, because the Reagan administration, as part of the same policy under which it recently sold Yellowstone National Park to Wayne Newton, has "deregulated" the airline industry. What this means for you, the consumer, is that the airlines are no longer required to follow any rules whatsoever. They can show snuff movies. They can charge for oxygen. They can hire pilots right out of Vending Machine Refill Person School.

Innovation keeps me ahead of my competition. It means that my foes must adapt to me, not the other way around.

What is the most powerful lever you can imagine? A big idea, but only if it's in the hands of a truly outstanding entrepreneur. It starts with the person and the idea, and then grows to the institution. All three are intertwined.

I decided there must be room for another airline when I spent two days trying to get through to People Express.

To launch a business means successfully solving problems. Solving problems means listening.

While profit remains the final goal, entrepreneurs spend the better part of each day figuring out how better to serve the needs of their actual and potential customers. They are operationally, if not intentionally, altruistic.

We hear again and again from founders, that they wish they had waited to start a startup until they came up with an idea they really loved.