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Richard Branson: How A Dyslexic Drop-out Built A Billion Dollar Empire

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

CHAPTER

I Don't Know the Difference Between Net and Gross

"I wanted an IQ test at eight years old. I don't think I filled in anything," he says. "Going forward 30 or so years, I was running Europe's largest private group of companies but I didn't know the difference between gross and net profit." He adds that for somebody who's running a company, what matters is can you create the best company in its sector? 'If you're going to create a nail line, is it going to be palpably better than the rival airline'

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