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Tip #1 - Listen more than you talk. Nobody learned anything by hearing
themselves speak.
Tip #2 - Three steps to success: Hire great talent, give them the tools to
succeed, and get out of the way.
Tip #3 - Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough
so they don't want to.
Tip #4 - It is only by being bold that you get anywhere. If you are a risk-taker,
then the art is to protect the downside. The brave may not live forever – But
the cautious do not live at all.
Tip #5 - Have courage. Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak;
courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Tip #6 - I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It's done
on gut feeling, especially if I can see that they are taking the mickey out of
the consumer.
Tip #7 - You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by
falling over. One thing is certain in business. You and everyone around you
will make mistakes.
Tip #8 - There is no greater thing you can do with your life and your work
than follow your passions – in a way that serves the world and you. As soon
as something stops being fun, I think it’s time to move on. Life is too short to
be unhappy.
Tip #9 - Fun is at the core of the way I like to do business and it has been
key to everything I've done from the outset. More than any other element, fun
is the secret of Virgin's success.
Tip #10 - If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure
you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later!
Tip #11 - I have always believed that the only way to cope with a cash crisis is
not to contract but to try to expand out of it.
Tip #12 - For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with
extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is
to invest in creating new businesses, create jobs, employ people, and to put
money aside to tackle issues where we can make a