Most "necessary evils" are far more evil than necessary.

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.

I just think you need to spice up life every now and then with a bit of adventure and excitement.

Being an entrepreneur simply means being someone who wants to make a difference to other people's lives.

Virgin could never have grown into the group of more than 200 companies it is now, were it not for a steady stream of intrapreneurs who looked for and developed opportunities, often leading efforts that went against the grain.

If you get into business solely to make money, you won’t. If you try to make a real difference, you’ll find success.

Learn to use your brain power. Critical thinking is the key to creative problem solving in business.