Sometimes the riskiest decision you can make is to do nothing.

From the first days of my career as an entrepreneur, I have always used my own and my team's lack of experience to our advantage. In fact, at our first venture, Student magazine, we used our newcomer status to secure great interviews and generate publicity - people were excited about our new project and wanted to get involved. Our inexperience fed our restless enthusiasm for trying new things, which became part of our core mission.

We believe that within five years, 96 percent of British consumers will have access to the Internet, whether it be through a personal computer, a set-top box or a mobile phone.

Your employees are your company’s real competitive advantage. They’re the ones making the magic happen-so long as their needs are being met.

All good leaders listen to their people and empower them to go away and turn any innovative ideas they have into a reality.

India is an incredibly vibrant market, which Virgin already, through Virgin Atlantic, has the pleasure of working in. I am delighted that Virgin Comics will not only help to launch the Indian comic market and spin it into the West, but will develop new and exciting talent.

Half the art of ballooning is to make your crashes so gentle that you can fool yourself into calling them landings.