Seek out strategic alliances; they are essential to growth and provide resistance to bigger competition.

Red tape will often get in your way. It's one of the reasons I often carry scissors!

Learning and leadership go together. Too much credit goes to me for what we have achieved at Virgin but the successes happen from working and learning with some of the world's most inspiring and inspired people.

Don't bother doing something unless you're radically different from the competition.

Luck is when determination meets opportunity

I make up my mind about whether I can trust someone within 60 seconds of meeting them

To be a real entrepreneur you always have to be looking forward. The moment you rest on your laurels is the moment your competition overtakes you.