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    CEO takes over company worth $9m, fires management, gives power to employees, and now makes over $200m
    Ricardo Semler, a CEO in his twenties, took over a company worth $9m, fired most of the management, and gave the power to the employees. It now has a turnover of over $200m.
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    Dell's first advertisement was made on the back of a pizza box.
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    7-11 sells 10,000 pots of coffee an hour, every hour, every day.
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    There's a café in France which charges €7 for a coffee to rude customers and €1.40 to people who talk politely to staff.
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    McDonald's
    McDonald's
    Every day, 1% of the world's population is served at McDonald's.
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    Amazon sells more e-books than printed books.
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    The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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    John Mackey (Whole Foods CEO)
    John Mackey (Whole Foods CEO)
    In 2006, the CEO of Whole Foods reduced his salary to $1 a year, donated his entire portfolio to charity, and set up a $100,000 fund for staff facing personal problems.
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