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Richard Branson speaking at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas opening in 2021. [Photo: Brian Friedman, Shutterstock]
The Last Word: Billionaire Richard Branson Speaking in Dallas on Starting Your Own Business
by David Seeley | Jan 10, 2024
He's been flown into space on his own Virgin Galactic space plane. He's crossed the Atlantic and Pacific in a hot air balloon, and set a speed record for crossing the Atlantic in a powerboat. But billionaire Richard Branson's biggest daredevil acts have arguably been founding businesses—from Virgin Records to Virgin Atlantic to Virgin Mobile to Virgin Hotels and many, many more.
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