The best advice I got from my dad? Wear a condom.

It's far more difficult being a small-business owner starting a business than it is for me with thousands of people working for us and 400 companies. Building a business from scratch is 24 hours, 7 days a week, divorces, it's difficult to hold your family life together, it's bloody hard work and only one word really matters - and that's surviving.

We'll not be sending anyone into space before it is safe and the vehicle is well and truly tested.

If you have an idea that's going to make a big difference to people's lives, and other people are not doing it, you know, just say "screw it," do it and get on with it, and give it a go.

If you don't succeed at first, there's no need for the F word (Failure). Pick yourself up and try, try again.

Build your own business team. Survival in business requires a synergy of skills.

First of all, if you're setting up a new company, you want to try to find a brand that can work on a global basis.