Business Stripped Bare

Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur

By: Richard Branson

Narrated by: Adrian Mulraney

Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

From its creation as a mail-order record company to the literal launch of Virgin Galactic, today Virgin is one of the premier ‘way-of-life’ brands in the world, trusted and enjoyed by many millions of people.

In Business Stripped Bare, Sir Richard Branson shares the inside track on his life in business and reveals the incredible truth about his most risky, brilliant, and audacious deals. What qualities does Richard look for in the people he hires? How does he manage a crisis? Who are the entrepreneurs he most admires? Find out what really happened when Virgin bid for Northern Rock and why Richard believes all businesses must work with governments to tackle climate change and invest in the future of our planet.

Combining invaluable advice with the remarkable and candid inside stories of Virgin’s greatest achievements, as well as some of its setbacks, Business Stripped Bare is a dynamic, inspirational and truly original guide to success in business and in life. Whether you are an executive, an entrepreneur or are just starting out, Richard strips business down to show how you can succeed and make a difference.

©2008 Richard Branson (P)2010 Random House Audiobooks

The audio editing took some patience

Where does Business Stripped Bare rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

in the business books I've read, the content was in the top third of the best ones I've read to date

What did you like best about this story?

His real life examples were nice to read about

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narrator was fine, but the audio editing was horrendous. The editor would go and put in dramatic pauses without any room tone so I continuously thought my audible app had crashed. It's just so jarring to not use room tone during the dramatic pauses, it made for a really discontinuous experience

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It was quite enjoyable.

Any additional comments?

Please, fix the audio - and I would totally listen to this again.

WOW!

Great book, inspiring author with an inspiring message! A must read for every entrepreneur!

The voice reading the book put me to sleep

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Please hire a new voice for reading

Any additional comments?

Good book, ok audio, kind of into himself for majority of the book

I Might Be Biased

I love Branson the businessman. With that comes a fair amount of talk regarding his sporting exploits and political/altruistic causes. With over 200 companies to his credit, I would have liked to heard more about the business of building businesses. But, overall, still a good read.

Slightly bias, because I love Branson!

Take this review with a pinch of salt as I happen to like all that Richard does, and that tends to cloud my judgement.

As an entrepreneur, this book did what all his books do - motivate me, and make me ask some big questions. It acts as a reflection gatepost so I can get back to what really matters in my business.

The voice is easy to listen to, the words gold, and apart from too much environmental hype towards the end it was an all round excellent read, or listen.

Best at beginning and end

Be sure to finish or at least skip to the part where he brings in Nelson Mandela. This is in the last 1/4 of the book. The middle can drag, but the end is worth listening to.
Enjoy

great book writen by a great person

i wish there there is more people to follow(great leaders) in world like him and i wish more people value succsess like him

Great story by a great man

Really good book overall. It became a little long winded at times but otherwise, it's great! Don't hesitate to buy it.

Brilliant

Recommended for any entrepreneur, executive, Student, CEO or business mind. Richard strips away all of the PR and marketing and breaks his success down in a terrific read.

Eccentric read by an eccentric man.

I've made a habit of reading/listening to many popular business books in the last couple of years. Branson undoubtedly has made a great success of himself and he's done it in interesting ways. But this book was less successful compared to others I've read as far as offering instruction or relatable ways of conducting your own business. The stories told were interesting and it was fascinating to hear about the genesis of the Virgin brand, but at some point, the reader needs more than what amounts to "think outside the box" and "take risks". Lastly, this is defintely geared towards the "start up" -- creating a brand and going big. From the stand point on working within an existing company, perhaps one with a more conservative outlook, it was difficult to relate.