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Virgin Cars Ltd was an internet automobile retailer, established by British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson and co-founded by Ian Lancaster in 2000 as part of the Virgin brand of companies. Branson predicted the company would sell 24,000 cars in its first year, with a £300m turnover. [1]
- When His First Company Didn't Make Money.
- When Virgin Atlantic Airlines Almost Crashed Before It started.
- When His Soda Company Fizzled.
- When His Trip Around The World Almost Killed him.
- When Virgin Cars Missed The Mark.
- When Shoppers Didn't Say Yes to His Dresses.
- When Virgin Digital Didn't Get Downloads.
- Everyone fails. The People Who Fail Most Succeed.
Branson dropped out of school in 1967, at the age of 16, to start his first business: Student magazine. He wanted Student to become the voice of his generation, and the magazine earned some big name interviews -- but not a lot of money. Cash flow soon became a problem for the would-be publisher. If he had stuck to his original plan, Branson might h...
Branson launched Virgin Atlantic Airlines in 1984 to give passengers a better flying experience. He saw a big opportunity but had little experience, and his new venture almost failed before it got off the ground. During the initial test flight of Virgin's only plane, a rented Boeing 747, a flock of birds flew into an engine, causing extensive damag...
Virgin moved into new territory again in 1994 with the launch of Virgin Cola, a soda designed to compete with Coke and Pepsi. Early taste tests were promising, and early on, Branson had high hopes. "Coke is the best known brand in the world, and if we could topple Coke, we thought it would be a lot of fun," he once said. Before long though, it beca...
Branson's personal ambitions are just as big as his professional ones. He's attempted several adventurous world records and was the first person to pilot a hot air balloon across the Atlantic. But his trip around the world wasn't as successful. After accidentally losing most of their fuel, Branson and his co-pilot found themselves above the Pacific...
The Virgin Group has found plenty of success in planes and trains, but automobiles were a different story. In 2000, Branson decided to launch Virgin Cars, an online business that aimed to change the way cars were sold. While the company started out strong, it soon lost steam and shut down within a few years. Branson blamed a failure to focus on the...
Branson has made several forays into the fashion world without success. He's had a clothing company, a cosmetic brand and even an underwear label that was meant to compete with Victoria's Secret. Perhaps the most surprising of the Virgin fashion ventures was Virgin Brides, a wedding dress and bridal boutique that opened in 1996. Branson shaved his ...
Virgin Digitalopened its doors online in 2005. A music download site in the style of iTunes, Branson's music platform boasted a massive library of songs. It also featured a digital music subscription service that foreshadowed later platforms like Spotify. Unfortunately, what Virgin Digital didn't have was the iPod. The service fought a losing battl...
Any one of Branson's failures could have derailed his entire career if he'd allowed it to, but the mark of a true entrepreneur is the ability to adapt to changing circumstances. A true adventurer in both business and life, Branson will continue pushing his limits -- and we can all stand to learn a bit from his bravado. What is holding us back from ...
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Aug 4, 2020 · In 2000, Branson decided to launch Virgin Cars, an online business that aimed to change the way cars were sold in the industry. Unfortunately, the company was shut down within a few years of its ...
- Student magazine. Back where it all began. After leaving school at 16-years-old Richard Branson would start Student magazine, a publication dedicated to covering everything from pop culture to the Vietnam war.
- VirginStudent. Less well known than the much-loved Student magazine, is the intriguing case of VirginStudent.com. Back in 2000 the community website was launched bearing many of the hallmarks of social media platforms, such as MySpace and Facebook, that would go on to rule the world.
- Virgin Cars. Another often overlooked Virgin venture from 2000 is that of Virgin Cars, marking the brand’s first and only foray into the online auto retail business.
- Virgin Brides. Worth including in our countdown on the strength of the below photo alone. Yes, that really is Richard Branson. As you can guess, Virgin Brides wasn’t a successful attempt to disrupt the wedding industry.
Nov 15, 2010 · Branson had ambitious plans for Virgin Cars; it was forecast to sell 24,000 cars a year. To be fair, as with so many Virgin-branded enterprises, he was only the front-man and Ian Lancaster – the man behind the scheme – was simply launching an online auto retailer with the added benefit of a trusted, powerful, high profile brand name.
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Virgin Bad, Chad Good. 454. Sort by: Add a Comment. TheOther36. • 2 yr. ago. THAD Cars 2 Lightning McQueen. - Finds himself at the middle of being killed by Bri*ish "spies" 🤮. - Saves his buddy Mater from spies, whom they think of as an American spy or something like that (i forgor 💀 )
