creative maverick

Here’s a very good description from Richard Branson of why I consider entrepreneurship a creative art:

“Business is creative. It’s like painting. You start with a blank canvas. You can paint anything - anything - and there, right there, is your first problem. For every good painting you might turn out, there are a zillion bad paintings just aching to drip off your brush. Scared? You should be. You start. You pick a colour. The next colour you choose has to work with the first colour. The third colour has to work with the first colour and the second. The fourth colour . . . You get the idea. You’re committed now. You absolutely cannot stop. You’ve invested. There is no reverse gear on this thing.

People who bad-mouth businessmen and women in general are missing the point. People in business who succeed have swallowed their fear and have set out to create something special, something to make a difference to people’s lives. Are the colours just right? Are the planes polished? Do the crew look good? Are they comfortable? Are the seats OK? What’s the food like? It costs how much . . .?”

Richard Branson, Business Stripped Bare