Branson born with dyslexia and had poor academic performance; on his last day at school, his headmaster, Robert Drayson, told him he would either end up in prison or become a millionaire.

Branson was born in born 18 July 1950, he expressed his desire to become an entrepreneur at a young age. His first business venture, at the age of 16, was a magazine called Student. In 1970, he set up a mail-order record business. He opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Records later known as Virgin Megastores in 1972.

Earning enough money from his record store, Branson in 1972 launched the record label Virgin Records with Nik Powell. The name “Virgin” was suggested by one of Branson’s early employees because they were all new at business, his net worth was estimated at £5 million by 1979, and a year later, Virgin Records went international.

Forbes listed Branson’s estimated net worth at US$5.1 billion.

Ford was a young entrepreneur who was told he wouldn’t last more than 6 months in business.

Henry was an American icon and founder of ford motor company. He showed an interest in engineering and he took internships and jobs at manufacturing companies.

In his free time at his 36 years of age, he invented the quadricycle, which was two cycles attached together and powered by a gasoline engine.

He told the world that he wanted to create a quality car which would be mass produced for the whole world and he was told he wouldn’t last 6 months in business and was frequently asked when his business would blow up.

After this invention, he created the Model T automobile which revolutionized transportation and the American industry and sold over 15.000.000 units. Henry Ford’s net worth in today’s currency is an estimated US$188.1. Billion, about 3 times richer than Bill Gates.