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#47 Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way
FromFounders
#47 Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way
FromFounders
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Length:
73 minutes
Released:
Nov 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
What I learned from reading Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Wayby Richard BransonBusiness is a fluid, changing substance. A mutating, indefinable thing [0:45]I just pick up the phone and get on with it [7:50]smart ways to get initial traction [9:51]to understand the entrepreneur, study the juvenile delinquent [14:19]Richard Branson's early business philosophy [14:49]the beginning of Virgin [19:00]what he learned from going to jail [23:01]the scope of Richard's ambition at 21 [24:44]a model of compatible businesses [27:00]how Richard Branson made his first fortune [29:00]how Richard Branson gets Necker Island and the idea for Virgin Airways [34:45]protecting the downside risk [38:40]Richard Branson's view on public companies [46:12]taking Virgin private, funding secured [52:00]questioning the direction of his life at 40 years old [59:54]
Released:
Nov 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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