How Mark Cuban, Mark Zuckerberg, Richard Branson, and 15 other millionaires and billionaires got their start

Beck Diefenbach/Reuters Even wildly successful entrepreneurs start out from scratch. But while some build their empires from a young age, others stumble across success, while many more have to roll up their sleeves to make their businesses work. Find out how the likes of Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Richard Branson, and J.K. Rowling got started, […]

Richard Branson Expands Virgin Hotel Brand to Washington, DC

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Richard Branson Says Alaska Airlines “Castrated” Virgin America

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Virgin Group just invested in Hyperloop One — and Richard Branson now sits on the board

Virgin Group Hyperloop One just struck a major deal with Richard Branson’s Virgin Group. Virgin Group announced Thursday that it has invested in Hyperloop One, a startup that’s working on constructing the high-speed transit system Elon Musk first outlined in a white paper in 2013. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but the investment […]

Richard Branson made a bet with a rival CEO that involves ‘a knee in the groin’ — and he’s ready to collect

Gareth Cattermole/Getty “If Willie is planning to have any more kids, he had better get a move on!” Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson wrote in his new autobiography titled “Finding My Virginity.” The “Willie” in question is International Airlines Group CEO Willie Walsh. Branson is concerned about his ability to reproduce because of a […]

Trump wrote Richard Branson a scathing letter in 2004, bashing him for his ‘terrible business’ and suggesting he would go ‘down in flames’ like Mark Cuban

Lawrence Lucier/Getty Images Donald Trump trashed Virgin founder Richard Branson publicly and privately for Branson’s failed 2004 reality show. Branson revealed the letter in his new book, “Finding My Virginity.” Branson claims he ignored Trump’s attempt to win his support for Trump’s presidential campaign. Thirteen years before Richard Branson called President Donald Trump “an embarrassment […]