var varname = "wijax_215a022e37df797c675a7497c5aff9e2"; window[varname]="<span id=\"widget-go-widget-areas-2\" data-remove-on-inject-classes=\" \" class=\"  search-facets go-custom-widget-area_search-facets wijax-widgetclasses widget-go-widget-areas widget-area go-widget-areas-2 \"><\/span>\n<div id=\"scriblio_facets-7\" class=\"facet-technologies-and-products facet-group-tag widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">Technologies<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"mobile payments\" data-taxonomy=\"Technologies and Products\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/technology\/mobile-payments\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/richard-branson\/?authors=cap-kevinfitchard&#038;technology=mobile-payments\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"2 topics\">mobile payments<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"near field communication (NFC)\" data-taxonomy=\"Technologies and Products\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/technology\/near-field-communication-nfc\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/richard-branson\/?authors=cap-kevinfitchard&#038;technology=near-field-communication-nfc\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">near field communication (NFC)<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"payment systems\" data-taxonomy=\"Technologies and Products\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/technology\/payment-systems\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/richard-branson\/?authors=cap-kevinfitchard&#038;technology=payment-systems\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">payment systems<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div id=\"scriblio_facets-6\" class=\"facet-companies facet-group-tag widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">Companies<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Clinkle\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/clinkle\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/clinkle\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"2 topics\">Clinkle<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Stanford University\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/stanford-university\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/stanford-university\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"2 topics\">Stanford University<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Salesforce\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/salesforce\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/salesforce\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Salesforce<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Accel Partners\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/accel-partners\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/accel-partners\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Accel Partners<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"PayPal\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/paypal\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/paypal\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">PayPal<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Intel\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/intel\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/intel\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Intel<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Qualcomm\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/qualcomm\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/qualcomm\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Qualcomm<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Andreessen-Horowitz\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/andreessen-horowitz\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/andreessen-horowitz\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Andreessen-Horowitz<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"VMWare\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/vmware\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/vmware\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">VMWare<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Netflix\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/netflix\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/netflix\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Netflix<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"intuit\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/intuit\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/intuit\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">intuit<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Technology Crossover Ventures\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/technology-crossover-ventures\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/technology-crossover-ventures\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Technology Crossover Ventures<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Square\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/square\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/square\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Square<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Venrock\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/venrock\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/venrock\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Venrock<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Google\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/google\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/google\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Google<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div id=\"scriblio_facets-11\" class=\"facet-people facet-group-tag widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">People<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"selected\" data-term=\"Richard Branson\" data-taxonomy=\"People\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/richard-branson\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/author\/kevinfitchard\/\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"2 topics\">Richard Branson<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Peter Thiel\" data-taxonomy=\"People\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/peter-thiel\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/richard-branson+peter-thiel\/?authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"2 topics\">Peter Thiel<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Mark Benioff\" data-taxonomy=\"People\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/mark-benioff\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/richard-branson+mark-benioff\/?authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Mark Benioff<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Diane Greene\" data-taxonomy=\"People\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/diane-greene\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/richard-branson+diane-greene\/?authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Diane Greene<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div id=\"scriblio_facets-2\" class=\"facet-tags facet-group-tag widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">Other<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Lucas Duplan\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/lucas-duplan\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/lucas-duplan\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"2 topics\">Lucas Duplan<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Startups\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/startups\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/startups\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"2 topics\">Startups<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"barry mccarthy\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/barry-mccarthy\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/barry-mccarthy\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">barry mccarthy<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"venture capital (VC)\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/venture-capital-vc\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/venture-capital-vc\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">venture capital (VC)<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"investment\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/investment\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/investment\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">investment<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"funding\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/funding\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/funding\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">funding<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"high-frequency sound\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/high-frequency-sound\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/high-frequency-sound\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">high-frequency sound<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"COO\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/coo\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/coo\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">COO<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"ultrasound\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/ultrasound\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/ultrasound\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">ultrasound<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"hiring\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/hiring\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/hiring\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">hiring<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Peter Crisp\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/peter-crisp\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/peter-crisp\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Peter Crisp<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"college campus\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/college-campus\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/college-campus\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">college campus<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Andrew Viterbi\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/andrew-viterbi\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/andrew-viterbi\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Andrew Viterbi<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"seed round\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/seed-round\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:50%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/seed-round\/?person=richard-branson&#038;authors=cap-kevinfitchard\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">seed round<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div id=\"scriblio_facets-8\" class=\"facet-author widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">Author<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"selected\" data-term=\"Kevin Fitchard\" data-taxonomy=\"Co-Authors\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/author\/kevinfitchard\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/richard-branson\/\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"2 topics\">Kevin Fitchard<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div id=\"scriblio_facets-3\" class=\"facet-post-type widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">Content Type<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"News Post\" data-taxonomy=\"Post Type\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/go-type\/news-post\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/richard-branson\/?authors=cap-kevinfitchard&#038;go-type=news-post\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"2 topics\">News Post<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div id=\"scriblio_facets-5\" class=\"facet-property widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">Property<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Gigaom\" data-taxonomy=\"Property\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/property\/gigaom\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/richard-branson\/?authors=cap-kevinfitchard&#038;go-property=gigaom\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"2 topics\">Gigaom<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div id=\"scriblio_facets-10\" class=\"facet-availability widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">Access<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Free\" data-taxonomy=\"Availability\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/availability\/free\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/richard-branson\/?authors=cap-kevinfitchard&#038;go-availability=free\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"2 topics\">Free<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>";
