Richard Branson
The Catalyst
Ideas with a spark, energy, range and the ability to start things.
Richard Branson reads as The Catalyst because his defining gift is generating momentum around ideas others dismiss, then pulling people into that energy until the idea becomes real. Across airlines, music, mobile, and space travel he has sparked movements by pairing a compelling personal vision with an infectious belief that audacious things are achievable.
“Ray Dalio at Ray Dalio on Twitter is one of the 100 most influential people in the world, according to Time, and one of the 100 wealthiest people in the world according to Forbes. Because of his unique investment principles that have changed industry, CIO magazine dubbed him, quote, the Steve Jobs of Investing, end quote.”
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“Chris Saka at Saka SACA was once the cover story of the Midas issue of Forbes magazine, and I've known him for some time. But that's what happens when you are, for instance, an early stage investor in companies like Twitter, Uber, Instagram, Kickstarter, and many more.”
“You strike me as a really good negotiator. By necessity, you'd have to be. If you had, say, a would-be entrepreneur or a university senior, someone who's about to graduate and go into the real world, and you wanted, they tell you that they want to become a very good negotiator, a very good dealmaker.”
The David Rubenstein Show: “Richard Branson”
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