We're not just talking about the people we're sending into space, we're talking about [ bringing out ] family and friends, there'll be flight training inside the spaceport, and there'll be places to eat for their families, hot air ballooning, fishing and mountain bike riding, etc etc. That's something that we'll be organizing.

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Your employees are your company’s real competitive advantage. They’re the ones making the magic happen-so long as their needs are being met.

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Only a fool never changes his mind.

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If you don't have time for the small things, you won't have time for the big things

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The best way of learning about anything is by doing.

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The best lessons are usually learned from failure. You musn't beat yourself up if you fail - just pick yourself up, learn as much as you can from the experience and get on with the next challenge...The brave may not live forever, but the cautious never live at all.

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Play fair, be prepared for others to play dirty, and don't let them drag you into the mud.

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Follow your instincts and live with the consequences.

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I believe a good leader brings out the best in people by listening to them, trusting in them, believing in them, respecting them and letting them have a go.

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A company's employees are its greatest asset and your people are your product

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The way you treat your employees is the way they will treat your customers

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You get the idea. Every business, like a painting, operates according to its own rules. There are many ways to run a successful company. What works once may never work again. What everyone tells you never to do may just work, once. There are no rules. You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over, and it's because you fall over that you learn to save yourself from falling over. It's the greatest thrill in the world and it runs away screaming at the first sight of bullet points.

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My number one rule in business, and in life, is to enjoy what you do. Running a business involves long hours and hard decisions; if you don't have the passion to keep you going, your business will more than likely fail. If you don't enjoy what you are doing, then you shouldn't be doing it.

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Colleagues should take care of each other, have fun, celebrate success, learn by failure, look for reasons to praise not to criticize, communicate freely and respect each other.

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Unless you dream, nothing will happen. If you dream, you might be able to make your dreams come true.

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The amount of time people waste dwelling on failures rather than putting that energy into another project, always amazes me

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Innovation happens when people are given the freedom to ask questions and the resources and power to find the answers.

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Talent comes from experience and failure

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Success cannot be measured in wealth, fame or power, but by whether you have made a positive difference for others.

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Learn to use your brain power. Critical thinking is the key to creative problem solving in business.

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Don't bother doing something unless you're radically different from the competition.

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