Quibi. $1,750,000,000 wasted launching something that any single conversation with any single person under 40 , could have told you within 5 mins was dead on arrival. The problem these days is too much expertise in the old way of doing things. It’s way harder to unlearn what you know than to learn new ways of doing things. Disruption isn’t so much a threat because people don’t see it coming, so much that people have been trained to think their success in the past means something in the future when things change. We all need to constantly assume we are wrong and seek people to challenge our views. For one, the entire executive board structure of companies is criminally negligent. Preferring like minded groupthink from the identical privileged but esteemed wise folk of yesteryear. Wisdom is vital, but so are people with careers ahead of them, unafraid to tell executives they need to rethink what they think they know, be more open minded and listen to their customers …see more

It’s always such a privilege seeing nature in its rawest form. Mahali Mzuri really does offer some of the best wildlife viewing in the world: https://virg.in/52q Virgin Limited Edition

The new instrument could be a permanent fixture in the Reserve Bank’s liquid management toolkit, the level of the rupee determining the frequency of use

My best friend is in a medically-induced coma, and today is his sixth day on a ventilator. He has a very small chance of survival. If he does survive, I’m told that he will never be the person he was before he was intubated. I am sharing this with you because my best friend from childhood, my true brother from another mother, was a complete coronavirus denier. He truly believed that the severity of the disease and the scope of the problem was being “hyped” for political reasons. My friend is not a stupid person; quite conversely -- he’s a brilliant doctor. What he had was a political ideology, and he chose political rhetoric over science. Please don’t make the same mistake. #coronavirus #science #covid19 …see more

Staggering statistics: 1.7 billion people worldwide are affected by neglected tropical diseases. That’s 1 in 5 people on the planet. Virgin Unite is joining with our partners, Sightsavers to help spread the word: https://virg.in/9Za The Audacious Project …see more

I am pleased to inform that the launch of my latest book, "HDFC Bank 2.0: From Dawn to Digital" was a success. The book was launched in Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi in the presence of a houseful audience. The book was launched by Mr. Rajnish Kumar (SBI Chairman), Mr. Nandan Nilekani (Co-Founder and Chairman of Infosys and founding Chairman of UIDAI) and Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian (Chief Economic Adviser to the Govt. of India) I would like to thank all the attendees along with Kumaar Bagrodia of Leapvault & NeuroLeap and Deepshikha Kumar Anand of SpeakIn | Think Experts. Think SpeakIn. for arranging the shows and also Akash Shah my publisher. #HDFCBank2pointO #thanks …see more

Tansghart was the very first The Eve Branson Foundation craft centre to open in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, Morocco. It's inspiring to see these young girls who have dropped out of school so dedicated to learning new, lifelong skills: https://virg.in/idd Airbnb …see more

I debated whether to celebrate Ugadi this year or not. It felt that there was nothing to celebrate. But the only normalcy we have to our lives is not giving up on what is important. So we got energised for Ugadi. Ugadi in Sanskrit means yuga (age) & ādi (beginning): "the beginning of a new age". Ugadi is New year celebration in South India. There are 3 distinct aspects to how my family celebrates: 1. The Ugadi Pachadi: This is offered in puja and is the most important for me. It represents the metaphor that life is a mix of complex emotions. It has 6 ingredients- neem flower (bitterness), jaggery (sweetness), tamarind (sourness), salt (saltiness), chilli (spicy), raw mango (tangy) 2. Rangoli: More of a lost art, in my childhood we took great pride in making complex rangolis. What we made today as you can see is not very complex but atleast continuing the tradition 3. Obattu/Puran Poli: In my house this is the most important dish for the festival. Homemade hot off the girdle Obattu is a treat, and that was the highlight today I wish you all a Happy Ugadi. Like Ugadi Pachadi, our share of troubles are front-loaded in the first half of the year but we will end it on sweet high note. Stay safe, Stay strong. …see more

Some of the young leaders standing up for human rights who inspire me: https://virg.in/ir4 #HumanRightsDay

We see this every time. Every. Single. Time. Something unknown happens. The worst case scenario is assumed. People behave irrationally in a panic. A billion arguments happen on Twitter and Facebook while the market collapses. Then... more knowledge is gained. Uncertainty is resolved. People calm down. The market recovers. And we move onto the next crisis (What will Prince Harry actually do for a living to gain his "financial independence"​?) . . . #money #writing #lifestyle #investing …see more

I know, I know... This contract expires soon, it's not representative, etc... Yet I still had to include these in my set of unthinkables that have become reality, including the sequence of getting to a negative price. #oil #markets #energy …see more

Democrats won the Presidency. Republicans likely keep Senate. Democrats have the House. 6-3 conservative Supreme Court. It’s almost like we have to work together. …see more

Inspiring to see how Ghana is balancing business with forest conservation: https://lnkd.in/eWqZKSB #ReadByRichard

‪This — the pup under the desk — always brings me joy and makes me more productive. The only downside is the sudden barking in response to some outside noise she doesn’t like ... and it mostly happens during Zoom/Skype calls!‬

Part 2 of #BookClubwithSimon is happening this weekend, so rally your book club, read the next section of Start with Why together, submit your questions to bookclub@simonsinek.com and tune in to YouTube.com/simonsinek at 3pm ET this SATURDAY, April 11th to discuss your questions live. Thank you to everyone who came to the first meeting last week. For anyone that missed it, you can watch the full recording here: https://lnkd.in/dWvqGR8 #BookClubwithSimon #StartWithWhy #TogetherisBetter …see more

I'm all about saving a dollar when I can, but there's one thing I refuse to skimp on... My hair! Here's why.

Most of us have everything we need to be Happy. #gratitude #thankfulness comes with #perspective .

From breaking world records to driving a tank down Times Square, Holly reflects on her teenage years with the #VirginFamily : https://virg.in/RNY

My latest radio show episode talking about the role business has to play in tackling global issues https://virg.in/5Mt

As a young child, my imagination was fired up by reading about #EdmundHillary and his success in being the first to climb the #Everest . And since then, around 5,780 people have climbed Everest. People who achieve #extraordinary things also pave the way for others to follow in their path. …see more