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Eleven Startup Tips From Richard Branson

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In October of 2011, the company announced a $4.5 It is undoubtedly impressive that Richard Branson has motivated a government organization and hundreds of intelligent, affluent people to commit millions of dollars to secure a service that does not yet exist.

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Virgin Galactic Returns To Space In Fourth Test Flight

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Mojave-based Virgin Galactic , the spaceflight and space tourism company founded by Sir Richard Branson, has returned to space , after its fourth test flight on Thursday. Virgin Galactic said the flight to space actually qualifies as the first human spaceflight to be launched from American soil since the final Space Shuttle mission in 2011.

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Ring Rounds Up $109M In New Funding

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The funding came from DFJ Growth, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners and Qualcomm Ventures, plus Sir Richard Branson, American Family Insurance, Shea Ventures and True Ventures, and others. Siminoff's last successful venture was Unsubscribe.com, which he sold to TrustedID in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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Virgin Galactic Completes Test Flight In Mojave

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Virgin Galactic , the commercial spaceflight firm of Sir Richard Branson and Burt Rutan, announced today that it has completed the inaugural captive carry flight of the firm's combination spacecraft and mothership.

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Interview with Scott Ferreira, MySocialCloud

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For Scott Ferreira , the founder of MySocialCloud.com (www.mysocialcloud.com), it was an investment from Sir Richard Branson and Jerry Murdock. We understand this whole effort was actually backed by Sir Richard Branson? First off, what is MySocialCloud? Scott Ferreira: Yes, that's correct. Both have been great mentors ever since.

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Top Ten infoChachkie Entries Of 2012 – The Year Of Syndication

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2011 was the year of the video interview, in which I spoke with the likes of Guy Kawasaki, Len Short, Brad Feld, Naval Ravikant and Steve Blank. Exposure on these sites more than doubled my readership from 2011. Startup Tips From College Dropouts: Zuckerberg , Jobs, Gates, Dell, Ellison, Branson and Disney. and Forbes.

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An Enchanting Conversation With Guy Kawasaki

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Guy’s latest book, Enchantment , was released in March of 2011, to overwhelmingly upbeat reviews. Emerging entrepreneurs should strive for the) Product Quality of Apple, the trustworthiness of Zappos…and the likeability of Richard Branson.”. Of the 225 customer reviews currently posted on Amazon, over 90% are highly positive.