Richard Branson Blog Post

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SirRichard Branson (@richardbranson), founder and chairman of The Virgin Group, is a world-famous entrepreneur, adventurer, activist, and business icon. He has launched a dozen billion-dollar businesses and hundreds of other companies.

His new autobiography, Finding My Virginity, shares the candid details of a lifetime of triumphs and failures and provides an intimate look at his never-ending quest to push boundaries, break rules, and seek new frontiers.

Want to hear another episode with an iconic leader? Listen to my conversation with Ray Dalio. We discuss how Ray thinks about investment decisions, the three books he would give to every graduating high school or college senior, how he might assess cryptocurrency, and much, much more (stream below or right-click here to download):

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Loved the interview, in between, I was completely oblivious to your presence Tim. Richard has a great story and I truly appreciate his contribution and inspiration to young people like me to do better, with a husky smile on our face. If you read this Tim, thumbs up dude. Hope I get to meet you someday.

Another amazing interview Tim, at times I was completely oblivious to your presence as Richard captivated me with his story. He is such a great example and a solid inspiration to young people like me to do better, with a husky smile on our face. If your reading this Tim, thumbs up dude. I hope I get to meet you someday.

Thank you so much for this one. This is the number one person I have wanted on your podcast. I love this one. Great work! I am interested in hearing more about your worries/inner self talk on alcohol.

A lot of the stories told on this episode have been heard many times before. Mainly through his books. It would have been great to have asked some questions perhaps which were not so safe, but that revealed some new content and stories which we may never have heard before, or revealed some aspects to Branson which have not been so publicly known. (felt like it was played a little safe and the hard questions which you may have wanted to of ask been held back?)

Hi Tim, I just wanted to say Hello. I am probably your biggest fan from Bratislava, Slovakia. I was a professional tennis player and lived in the US. You inspire me in so many ways. I wish I could meet you once in person. Let me know if you ever gonna be in Europe. I also started my own blog and a podcast because of you. [Moderator: blog address removed.] Cheers

At the beginning of the conversation about blockchain, Richard mentions a book about bringing people out of poverty 59:48, was the name of the author Hernando DeSoto? Does anyone know the author or the books?

Awesome, that you got Sir Branson on the podcast. A while ago I read his biography Losing my Virginity which is truely inspiring. Really love his world view and how he inspires people in the personal development field like Vishen Lakhiani and Tim Ferriss.

The private space travel company Virgin Galactic is more committed than ever to its commercial spaceliner business as it recovers from a tragic SpaceShipTwo crash that killed one test pilot and injured another last year, company founder Sir Richard Branson wrote Friday (Jan. 2).

In a blog postreflecting on the Oct. 31 SpaceShipTwo crash, Branson wrote that he initially had doubts about whether it was wise to proceed with SpaceShipTwo's development in the wake of the tragic test flight. But ultimately, he and the company decided to move forward.

"As I traveled from my home to Mojave that Friday evening, I found myself questioning seriously for the first time, whether in fact it was right to be backing the development of something that could result in such tragic circumstances," Branson wrote in the blog post.

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo spaceliner is designed to carry eight people (two pilots and six passengers) on roundtrips to suborbital space for $250,000 per seat. The spacecraft is designed to be launched from a high-altitude carrier plane called WhiteKnightTwo. Branson, a British billionaire, founded the company in 2004.

The Oct. 31 SpaceShipTwo accident killed co-pilot Michael Alsbury and seriously injured pilot Peter Siebold after the vehicle broke apart and crashed during a test flight over California's Mojave Desert. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) opened an investigation into the crash, which will take months at the least to complete.

In November, NTSB officials reported that SpaceShipTwo's unique "feathering" system on its tail, which is designed to be used during re-entry, had deployed prematurely during the flight, apparently by Alsbury. At the time, Siebold was unaware of the feathering system's early deployment, according to a preliminary NTSB report.

Virgin Galactic has pushed back the first flight date for its space tourism business many times over the years, but prior to the crash, Branson had estimated it would happen in late 2014 or sometime in 2015. The company is currently building a second SpaceShipTwo vehicle, which would be the next in line for flight tests once it is completed.

SpaceShipTwo is the successor spacecraft to SpaceShipOne, a vehicle built by the Mojave-based firm Scaled Composites that won the Ansari X Prize in October 2004. SpaceShipOne was used twice to bring a pilot into space. It was the first time any private spacecraft accomplished the feat.

Shortly before the X Prize was won, Branson announced an alliance with Scaled Composites, and the formation of Virgin Galactic, to bring paying space tourists on suborbital flights. Branson reportedly hopes to be on the first flight, along with some of his family.

"When this story is told in years to come, I believe alongside the bravery of Mike and the incredible tale of Pete's survival, will stand the story of the commitment, loyalty and passion of the world's first private astronauts," Branson concluded in his post. "And so Virgin Galactic goes on, with an unwavering commitment to safety and a renewed sense of purpose."

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"On Necker Island we have constructed really strong buildings (with hurricane blinds) that should be able to handle extreme weather pretty well, though with a Category 5 hurricane almost nothing can withstand it," Branson wrote in a blog post, which also implied there would be no guests at his island's private resort when the hurricane hit. "We had some lovely guests staying on Necker Island who have cut their trip short for safety reasons, and another group of guests have also postponed."

"All of us slept together in two rooms," Branson wrote. "I haven't had a sleepover quite like it since I was a kid. Strangely, it's a privilege to experience what is turning into possibly the strongest storm ever with such a great group of young people.

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