Of course, a lot of businesses want to reach students, so I funded the magazine by selling advertising. I sold something like $8,000 worth of advertising for the first edition, and that was in 1966. I printed up 50,000 copies, and I didn't even have to charge for them on the newsstand because my costs were already covered.
Richard BransonI was dyslexic, I had no understanding of schoolwork whatsoever. I certainly would have failed IQ tests. And it was one of the reasons I left school when I was 15 years old. And if I - if I'm not interested in something, I don't grasp it.
Richard BransonThe extraordinary thing about the record industry is how success can take off without warning.
Richard BransonCreate the kind of workplace and company culture that will attract great talent. If you hire brilliant people, they will make work feel more like play.
Richard Branson