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Losing My Virginity How I've Survived Had Fun and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way
Author: Richard Branson

"Oh, screw it, let's do it." — That's the philosophy that has allowed Richard Branson, in slightly more than twenty-five years, to spawn so many successful ventures. From the airline business (Virgin Atlantic Airways), to music (Virgin Records and V2), to cola (Virgin Cola), to retail (Virgin Megastores), and nearly a hun... more »dred others, ranging from financial services to bridal wear, Branson has a track record second to none.

Losing My Virginity is the unusual, frequently outrageous autobiography of one of the great business geniuses of our time. When Richard Branson started his first business, he and his friends decided that "since we're complete virgins at business, let's call it just that: Virgin." Since then, Branson has written his own "rules" for success, creating a group of companies with a global presence, but no central headquarters, no management hierarchy, and minimal bureaucracy.

Many of Richard Branson's companies -- airlines, retailing, and cola are good examples -- were started in the face of entrenched competition. The experts said, "Don't do it." But Branson found golden opportunities in markets in which customers have been ripped off or underserved, where confusion reigns, and the competition is complacent.

And in this stressed-out, overworked age, Richard Branson gives us a new model: a dynamic, hardworking, successful entrepreneur who lives life to the fullest. Family, friends, fun, and adventure are equally important as business in Branson's life. Losing My Virginity is a portrait of a productive, sane, balanced life, filled with rich and colorful stories:

Crash-landing his hot-air balloon in the Algerian desert, yet remaining determined to have another go at being the first to circle the globe
Signing the Sex Pistols, Janet Jackson, the Rolling Stones, Boy George, and Phil Collins
Fighting back when British Airways took on Virgin Atlantic and successfully suing this pillar of the British business establishment
Swimming two miles to safety during a violent storm off the coast of Mexico
Selling Virgin Records to save Virgin Atlantic
Staging a rescue flight into Baghdad before the start of the Gulf War . . .
And much more. Losing My Virginity is the ultimate tale of personal and business survival from a man who combines the business prowess of Bill Gates and the promotional instincts of P. T. Barnum.

ISBN-13: 9780812931013
ISBN-10: 0812931017
Publication Date: 10/6/1998
Pages: 370
Rating:

Currently 4.4/5 Stars.

4.4 stars, based on 5 ratings

Publisher: Crown Business
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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Todd K. reviewed Losing My Virginity : How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way on 4/1/2007 + 51 more book reviews

Lose you Virginity and read about Branson.

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Jeff H. reviewed Losing My Virginity : How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way on 1/22/2007 + 6 more book reviews

solidly written story of an amazing entrepreneur

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