Richard Branson was born to be a billionaire.

He founded his own magazine at the age of 16 and then made his early cash selling records out of the boot of his car. With an eye for how to make money out of what was funky he then set up a new chain of record stores and the name Virgin was soon known to just about everyone in the Western world. Virgin Records signed up the Sex Pistols and Faust when probably no one else would have and earned themselves some cool points in the long run.

All the Virgin megastores have closed now though, not that Branson need worry as he sold the chain for a billion some years ago to fund Virgin Airways. Ahead of the curve, Branson now pledges to invest in an environmentally-friendly fuel, having been convinced that the earth really is in trouble after chatting to Al Gore. Leave it up to the entrepreneurs to save the world, for sure the hippies won’t get round to it.

Richard Branson’s Twitter feed plugs his airline a lot as he just flew around the world in 8 days on Virgin but he does some Q&A sessions with his followers.

Last Tweets

Twitted on 7 September 2010, 8:00 am
richardbranson: Education is a wonderful thing. You’ll need a great work ethic & determination to make it - both in business & life. http://bit.ly/b0jEDz
Twitted on 3 September 2010, 8:43 am
richardbranson: Support @Fearnecotton @hollywills @alexandramusic & @dvomumalicious for Breast Cancer Care Peru Trek @BCCare http://bit.ly/ahsVZu
Twitted on 2 September 2010, 10:05 am
richardbranson: Reach For The Skies: It's important to remember that we all learn from and build on others' accomplishments. http://bit.ly/a1QePI
Twitted on 1 September 2010, 9:05 am
richardbranson: £1k raised in 30 mins by @live4pakistan. Come and join in! http://bit.ly/cHyWOV @virginunite
Twitted on 31 August 2010, 8:19 am
richardbranson: Join me for a webcast with @imogenheap & friends at 4pm GMT to raise money for Pakistan flood victims. http://bit.ly/dfezjv #live4pakistan
Twitted on 31 August 2010, 8:07 am
richardbranson: RT @virgindotcom: Watch live webcast, music & talks at 4pm GMT to raise money for Pakistan, with @richardbranson @imogenheap & friends h ...
Twitted on 25 August 2010, 11:10 am
richardbranson: Yesterday the winds raged - today they whispered! We'll all be back to give it another go in the not too distant future http://bit.ly/d2HEox
Twitted on 25 August 2010, 11:00 am
richardbranson: Despite being ready at 7am on the beach, pumped up to set a couple of World Records - the winds defeated us again today http://bit.ly/avqMeP
Twitted on 25 August 2010, 6:18 am
richardbranson: http://twitpic.com/2i0dxw
Twitted on 25 August 2010, 4:41 am
richardbranson: http://www.virginactive.co.uk/content/kitesurfing/spotmap_widget.aspx http://twitpic.com/2hzref

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