Losing My Virginity - by Richard Branson
What a great book for any entrepreneur to read! Richard Branson is considered one of the top entrepreneur’s of our time. He started small newspaper titled “Student” and has grown Virgin into a billion dollar conglomerate.
The book “Losing My Virginity: How I’ve Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way” tells the story of a young Richard Branson and the family he grew up in and continues in a chronological order through the rest of his life. It’s really interesting to read about his life, how he thought about business, and the struggles that even he had to overcome to become succesful.
I enjoyed the book because it not only spoke about the successes he had, but about a dozen times throughout the book Branson mentioned that if “he didn’t get the funding by tomorrow” or if “we can’t get this musician signed by tonight” Virgin Records would have folded under in a heartbeat.
Now, Richard Branson is a billionaire with his company Virgin. It seems like Branson is always finding new adventures to partake in, and he still enjoys it. Virgin includes many companies from all kinds of industries. From airplanes and air travel, to musicians and music, to resorts and vacations. If there’s an industry that Virgin believes can be made better, they are probably in it. Branson has never been one to back down from competition or conflict and this is why many entrepreneurs respect him.
To anyone out there looking to become an entrepreneur, or even if you already are one, this is a case where you can “Stand on the shoulders of giants” and learn from Richard Branson to make your business become more successful.
