Sir Richard Branson and David Blunkett Conversation on University Entrepreneurs Revealed
Chatham, United Kingdom, December 9, 2014 (Newswire.com) - School leaving has been in talks for a long time now. There has recently covered a hot discussion between Billionaire businessman David Blunkett and Sir Richard, the Virgin Group founder, which is described in crisp.
According to Blunkett, he would love to go to university during his thirties when he already had plenty of experiences. After having a discussion with Education Secretary David Blunkett, Sir Richard, the Virgin Group founder thinks that universities play an invaluable role in providing good mentors for young business entrepreneurs. He even told to him that he too wished to go to university at the age of 40 but his decision was refused by his wife because according to her, her husband simply thought it is a re-stored love for the young girls out there.
While Richard talked about focus on the STEM subjects including science, technology, engineering and mathematics that are imperative for doing successful business, there was still an argument on “really entrepreneurially minded" people and people who must get out into the real world. Sir Richard also gave an overview of his career where he took a start with a national magazine for young people, “The Student”.
During the interview for London School of Business and Finance, Richard even recalled some old memories, especially the one when he was developing a national magazine for youth and his headmaster called him and scold him for being irresponsible and warned him to choose between his magazine business and school business. After this moment, Sir Richard decided to leave the school and run his magazine and considered as the biggest mistake of the headmaster. According to him, universities must be motivating for students and inspire them to start their business within their study in the university.
Same like what Larry Page did when he came up with the idea of Google and he simply left his university and Steve Jobs who had to leave his studies at the university when he was introduced with the idea of Apple.
The agenda behind the entire discussion between both of them was to aware universities about the emerging mindsets of entrepreneur which are still studying at the university.
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