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Interesting read but wasn't my type of read overall
Very fun read - I looked forward to getting back to the book each night! That said, I'm a fan of creative and meaningful juxtapositions of books, and I would recommend reading this along with Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets. I know, somewhat odd, but here's why: you must remember that in reading the story of Richard Branson, you are reading not of the average or median entrepreneur, but of the entrepreneur who has succeeded wildly. Branson is, in Taleb'...
A few years ago I read and loved Richard Branson's first biography, Losing My Virginity. I thought that book detailed a life so well lived that it almost read like a fiction novel. It was fast-paced, fun, and filled with anecdotes that will make you smile. This book isn't all that much different on the whole... but there are a few exceptions. The first exception is natural considering where Richard Branson was in his life at the time of writing this biography. The first book was about starting t...
The most interesting man in the world. Or so his inner voice says.
Entertaining but repetitive as Sir Richard's books usually are. Perhaps an interesting aspect is that is very up to date. Besides that, the book is more and more of the same light business and life philosophy and lots life anecdotes and lessons on corporate social responsibility and global action programs. Seems to be written by a ghost writer, approved after revising and signed as another product of the Virgin corporation
Richard being a raconteur, this one's full of his life's anecdotes. While amusing, very less knowledge to glean out of it.
I received an advance reading copy of this book, for free, through Goodreads First Reads program in exchange for my honest review.Richard Branson’s Finding My Virginity: The New Autobiography is not really an “autobiography” in the traditional sense. It’s more a memoir, covering the past 20 years of Branson’s life. But it’s not really a memoir either. It’s just a collection of random stories about Branson’s adventures and his business ventures, featuring lots and lots of name-dropping.Branson “f...
A nice book, filled with a lot of varied stories of a man who went through the creation of so many successful businesses. I like his philosophy about the constant search for success in the ideas we believe in and that the leader must be opened and close to his people at all times, no matter what happens.
I read this book thanks to Blinkist:The key message in this book:Since the fledgling days of Virgin Records in the 1970s, Branson has continued to find ways of providing exceptional customer service and experiences. Wherever there’s room for improvement, Branson is eager to enter the market and get stuck in. But it’s not just airplanes and entertainment, with charitable organizations like Virgin Unite, Branson is dedicated to making the world a better place though prison and drug law reform, red...
Screw it, let’s do it!
One of the most enlightening biographies and a powerful life & business manifesto
Every once in a while, I come across a book that makes me rethink some of my core principles and the way I'm living my life and want to make significant improvements. This is one of those books.The man has had a rich life full of adventure, and it is put together in an inspiring way in this book.I found this more inspiring from a holistic life perspective than the biographies of Steve Jobs, Elon Musk and Leonardo Da Vinci (the other three biographies that really inspired me).
Having read the first biography, I had high expectations, but found out that the book feels more like a Wikipedia article with almost no personal comments or thoughts. Events are described very briefly and it feels like an enumeration of things Mr Branson did.
Finding My Virginity read more like a Sci-Fi adventure rather than an autobiography, and I must admit that at several instances the themes were so august that I was frustrated, haha, in a good way; I mean, if there exists such a thing as being frustrated in a good way, because, oh wow, how can you not be, when you are reading the daunting adventures of someone who has incarnated only greatness to the world in just a lifetime ?The more that I read it, the more I was left in an unbelieving state o...
Entertaining.
This is a must read full of really important lessons on business, life and adventure. The most striking thing about this book is how Branson deals with adversity without compromising his values.
I expected something better and more organized , its just some talks and chats here and there not recommended
Love him or hate him, you can not deny the genius of this man. I was totally engrossed in his autobiography which was extremely well written. There was a mix of business, family and personal challenges. I loved the openness. He admitted to the embarrassing times when he got too drunk and tried chatting up Jenson Button's other half, to his raw emotion when it comes to his family and close friends. Yes, he name-dropped constantly, but it was nice to hear the human side of people such as Obama, Ma...
Finding My Virginity, is a book full of stories. He tells all of his story's as a businessman and how he got to where he is. He talks about his regrets and his success. His ups and downs. I believe that this book is fascinating. His biggest failure helping him learn. Small problems that he looked to fix to make it better for customers. Having great ideas and expanding his market. All of this was to make a brand that people trusted. That they wanted to use. This book highlights all of his life, i...
★★★★★★★★☆☆ 8/10MY YOUTUBE REVIEWRichard Branson continues to tell us his life-story. In Finding my Virginity he describes the ups and downs that happened since the 1998 when the first part of his memoir Losing my Virginity was published. Richard is a successful entrepreneur with his Virgin brand working across many industries, ranging even into space Virgin Galactic. But besides being an entrepreneur, he is also a loving family man and philanthropist. In this book, he shares his views on busines...