"Oh, screw it, let's do it."
That's the philosophy that has allowed Richard Branson, in slightly more than twenty-five years, to spawn so many successful ventures. From the airline business (Virgin Atlantic Airways), to music (Virgin Records and V2), to cola (Virgin Cola), to retail (Virgin Megastores), and nearly a hundred others, ranging from financial services to bridal wear, Branson has a track record second to none.
Losing My Virginity is the unusual, frequently outrageous autobiography of one of the great business geniuses of our time. When Richard Branson started his first business, he and his friends decided that "since we're complete virgins at business, let's call it just that: Virgin." Since then, Branson has written his own "rules" for success, creating a group of companies with a global presence, but no central headquarters, no management hierarchy, and minimal bureaucracy.
Many of Richard Branson's companies--airlines, retailing, and cola are good examples--were started in the face of entrenched competition. The experts said, "Don't do it." But Branson found golden opportunities in markets in which customers have been ripped off or underserved, where confusion reigns, and the competition is complacent.
And in this stressed-out, overworked age, Richard Branson gives us a new model: a dynamic, hardworking, successful entrepreneur who lives life to the fullest. Family, friends, fun, and adventure are equally important as business in Branson's life. Losing My Virginity is a portrait of a productive, sane, balanced life, filled with rich and colorful stories:
Crash-landing his hot-air balloon in the Algerian desert, yet remaining determined to have another go at being the first to circle the globe
Signing the Sex Pistols, Janet Jackson, the Rolling Stones, Boy George, and Phil Collins
Fighting back when British Airways took on Virgin Atlantic and successfully suing this pillar of the British business establishment
Swimming two miles to safety during a violent storm off the coast of Mexico
Selling Virgin Records to save Virgin Atlantic
Staging a rescue flight into Baghdad before the start of the Gulf War . . .
And much more. Losing My Virginity is the ultimate tale of personal and business survival from a man who combines the business prowess of Bill Gates and the promotional instincts of P. T. Barnum.
Also available in the UK from Virgin Publishing, and in Canada from General Publishing, --From the Hardcover edition.
發表於2024-11-23
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父母從小訓練獨立,一生冒險經曆過無數次接近死亡的挑戰,第一任妻子路過做愛2年離婚,第二任搶他客戶女朋友,2次熱氣球環球挑戰都船上獲救,2次齣海挑戰藍帶記錄,冒著隨時給轟炸的風險去援助科威特,傢族都有冒險精神外婆89歲考拉丁90歲高爾夫一杆入洞,姨媽創業 他的粉絲有...
評分能夠輟學創業,進入如此多的行業,而且永遠保持酷炫的精神,令人贊嘆。為瞭推薦這本很不錯的書,破例為其打五星。 p9 布蘭森小時候傢裏條件一般,但很樂觀。 p26 通過各種手法,在艱苦的環境裏努力讓産業口口相傳,恐怕這是永遠有效的法寶。 生意本身也能成為富於創意的事業。...
評分 評分因為他一直不斷的在尋找,尋找,尋找各種各樣自己想做然後很簡單,去做就好瞭,看到這個人的長相就覺得像隻獅子,一隻為瞭自己的理想而不斷奮鬥的獅子,周圍還有很多跟班,嗬嗬,但是在他年輕的時候有人會說這種崇拜他的話嗎?沒有,這是時間和堅持和耐心帶來的禮物。
評分完全的混亂,嬉皮的人生。 這傢夥果然繼承瞭父母的基因,非常愛冒險,頭腦又擅長短期策略,雖然主意非常多,但是基本是s式的。說真的,我一點也不羨慕他,這麼混亂的日子我可過不瞭,盡情的賺錢,盡情的性,額,真不搭我。 唯一羨慕的是他良好的精力,真是太有精力瞭。。。。。
圖書標籤: Branson 創業 成長 傳記 Richard virginity 思維 成功學
比 elon 和 bezos 都牛啊。。。
評分有些語句並不難,但是很有道理
評分英文其實有一點點難,有些詞匯貌似背紅寶書的時候也沒碰到,但是不影響理解。因為內容實在是太生動有趣瞭,完全停不下來(當然除瞭最後兩章的文字)。Richard是個生性倔強又很有韌勁的人,他想做的事一定要做到,彆人說他做不瞭的事也一定要做到。不知道是否有美化的成分,因為書裏記錄的這個人我真的是太喜歡太佩服瞭。
評分一年瞭斷斷續續終於看完瞭 很有趣的人,也很羨慕
評分最近在看,他的一生都在刀刃上行走,冒險精神令人欽佩
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