Bakers bake bread, accountants manage accounts and entrepreneurs turn ideas into reality.

Fortunately we're not a public company - we're a private group of companies, and I can do what I want.

I was fortunate enough, after many visits to many wonderful, weird people to come across Burt Rutan, who is a genius in the Mojave Desert. And SpaceShipOne was born and had three flights into space that won something called the X Prize. And from there, we're building SpaceShipTwo, which is ... a beautiful spaceship that is very, very, very nearly completed and will be ready from about next Christmas onwards to start taking people into space.

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

One key to entrepreneurial success is to get a great group of people around you who believe in your idea.

Entrepreneurship is about turning what excites you in life into capital, so that you can do more of it and move forward with it.

Most entrepreneurs will admit luck plays a part in success.