[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  J9 [@SirJarus](/creator/twitter/SirJarus) on x 91.3K followers Created: 2025-07-22 22:02:48 UTC Some prominent businesses that were founded due to unpalatable personal experience of founders. X. Virgin Atlantic Airlines - 1979: Founder Richard Branson had a flight from Puerto Rico to British Virgin Islands - Flight was canceled last minute - Stranded, he talked to a private aircraft charter company at the airport - He started finding more more passengers there and then at the airport - He sold seats - Opened his eyes to aviation industry - Started Virgin later X. Emirates Airlines - 1980s: One British airline had over XX% market share of Dubai traffic - Hubris set in: they went to Dubai government and said no other commercial airline should be allowed into Dubai - Market gave you XX% already, now you want government to decree XXX% to you, you want to kill the little competition - This request didn’t make sense to Dubai government - How about us owning our own airline sef? - That birthed Emirates Airlines X. Avalon Hotel Group (franchise holder of some Radisson hotels in 🇳🇬) - In 1996, one Kaduna-based building contractor came to have a meeting in Lagos - Hotel used to be mainly walk-in then - He walked into Eko Hotel but told all rooms had been taken - He looked for hotels nearby, to no avail - Business opportunity: start a hotel near Eko Hotel for days like this - He came back later and searched for land at a location not too far from Eko Hotel - He got one at a location near Eko Hotel roundabout - He started building and opened the hotel - Someone told him about hotel franchising later and they got South African hotel brand, Protea, to brand the hotel - Marked the beginning of his hotel business, which he expanded with time - He later got franchise from Radisson - Currently owns that Park Inn VI, Radison hotels in Ikeja, among others XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [rico](/topic/rico) [puerto rico](/topic/puerto-rico) [airlines](/topic/airlines) [Post Link](https://x.com/SirJarus/status/1947779385664180601)
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J9 @SirJarus on x 91.3K followers
Created: 2025-07-22 22:02:48 UTC
Some prominent businesses that were founded due to unpalatable personal experience of founders.
X. Virgin Atlantic Airlines
- 1979: Founder Richard Branson had a flight from Puerto Rico to British Virgin Islands
- Flight was canceled last minute
- Stranded, he talked to a private aircraft charter company at the airport
- He started finding more more passengers there and then at the airport
- He sold seats
- Opened his eyes to aviation industry
- Started Virgin later
X. Emirates Airlines
- 1980s: One British airline had over XX% market share of Dubai traffic
- Hubris set in: they went to Dubai government and said no other commercial airline should be allowed into Dubai
- Market gave you XX% already, now you want government to decree XXX% to you, you want to kill the little competition
- This request didn’t make sense to Dubai government
- How about us owning our own airline sef?
- That birthed Emirates Airlines
X. Avalon Hotel Group (franchise holder of some Radisson hotels in 🇳🇬)
- In 1996, one Kaduna-based building contractor came to have a meeting in Lagos
- Hotel used to be mainly walk-in then
- He walked into Eko Hotel but told all rooms had been taken
- He looked for hotels nearby, to no avail
- Business opportunity: start a hotel near Eko Hotel for days like this
- He came back later and searched for land at a location not too far from Eko Hotel
- He got one at a location near Eko Hotel roundabout
- He started building and opened the hotel
- Someone told him about hotel franchising later and they got South African hotel brand, Protea, to brand the hotel
- Marked the beginning of his hotel business, which he expanded with time
- He later got franchise from Radisson
- Currently owns that Park Inn VI, Radison hotels in Ikeja, among others
XXXXXX engagements
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