Examine the truth and you have to wonder if RB is really as daft as some would make him out.
He take a revolutionary idea, be it airlines, cosmetics or the financial industry, he launches a "Virgin" brand relating to same at some considerable cost, but because he's a clever sod, he persuades someone else to come in and invest heavily in that company. For example, Virgin Money - Royal Bank of Scotland, Virgin Airlines - Singapore Airlines, and the list goes on.
I am not sure that any of the "Virgin" companies are owned 100% by R.B. , each time he sells, he takes a huge cut of the sale price, and why not?
Concorde? It was another idea he knew he'd never achieve, but boy did he get some publicity in doing it, that's what he's good at, that's what makes him money.