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    The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.
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    The first product that Sony came out with was the rice cooker.
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    Dell Computers was started by a 19 year old with only $1,000.
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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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    The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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    Starbucks uses round tables to make solo coffee drinkers feel less alone.
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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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    Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft was a college drop out.
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