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Richard Branson: Innovation Lesson => Clinkle..?

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Richard Branson is known for his personal passion about innovation and also for helping young entrepreneurs with creative ideas. The main point of interest here, is that innovation is offering valuable options for opening new creative paths and economic growth in today’s global economy. Richard Branson’s Clinkle investment is his latest practical proof of his personal belief in innovation:

Richard Branson Invests in a Startup That No One Understands Yet …

No one knows exactly what Clinkle does, but that isn’t stopping Richard Branson from ponying up cash for the stealth-mode startup. ”We’re thrilled to have Richard on board,” said Clinkle CEO Lucas Duplan in a statement. “We’re united by many shared values, including a passion for innovation, dedication to quality, and commitment to our people.” While any startup with Branson tied to it will feel some media love, the serial entrepreneur doesn’t really stand out from the already long list of Silicon Valley heavyweights who have faith that Clinkle is going to be the next big thing. As we reported in June, the startup raised a reported $25 million (it was later determined through SEC filings the round was actually $27 million) from investors like Peter Thiel, Andreessen Horowitz, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, Index Ventures and Jim Breyer, among others. Clinkle’s seed round was supposedly the  largest in Silicon Valley history, and the funding was secured without an actual prototype.   Also, during that time Clinkle announced it was opening up its waiting list to college students across the U.S. The colleges with the highest percentage of their students joining Clinkle would get access first.  Apparently, the Clinkle hype caught on, as more than 100,000 students have signed up, with Stanford University, Duke University, University of Alabama, University of Michigan and Southern Methodist University leading the pack. Still, these students still aren’t sure what they are exactly signing up for or what all the buzz is about, except that there is a virtual wallet component to it.

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More importantly, Richard Branson is always ready to pay attention to new businessmen by offering his valuable advice on business start ups. The main idea here is that you have to start something and then, to succeed or fail on it:

Additionally, “Dr YES” always redefines failure as a crucial step to success:

Finally, the investment of business capital on new innovative approaches is practically opening the road to economic growth, in times of sharp economic recession (e.g. Euro Zone). Richard Branson is here by decision & practice!

 


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