A Night With Richard Branson: The Money Quotes – Part 1

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A Night With Richard Branson: The Money Quotes – Part 1

October 19, 2005 by Dane Carlson | 11 Comments

BusinessPundit:

I want to talk about the night and about Richard Branson. But you don’t want to read 3000 words right now, so I’ll break it into smaller posts over the next few days…

What were the money quotes? Branson said he was never interested in being a business owner or entrepreneur, but just wanted to “do things he could be proud of.”

He noted that it is “much easier now with 300 businesses than it was with one business.” When asked about branding he pointed out that “a brand is only as good as your products.” And finally, he said something that is very close to my own beliefs, that “business is all about life.” Exactly. That is why business is so important.

And one of my favorite quotes of the night was Branson on the risk of entrepreneurship. “If you don’t take risks you won’t achieve anything.” I think I shouted “Amen” at that point.

If you were there, please feel free to add your own money quotes in the comments section.

A full transcript of the talk will be up later today.

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