I rely far more on gut instinct than researching huge amounts of statistics.

Have passion for what you do; believe in yourself and your product and your customer; persevere; delegate; listen. Have fun. Today, I add: "Do good".

Chance favors the prepared mind. The more you practice, the luckier you become.

However small a company, its founders should try to expand people's opportunities and choices.

I have had fun running all of the Virgin businesses, so I never see a setback as a bad experience; it is just a learning curve.

I would not be able to change a sparking plug and I would not be able to fly a spaceship or build a rocket or whatever. But what I am good at doing is finding brilliant people and surrounding myself with brilliant people.

Loyal employees in any company create loyal customers, who in turn create happy shareholders.