The CEO of Japan Airlines makes $90,000 a year, less than the pilots. During an interview, he said "We in Japan learned during the bubble economy that businesses who pursue money first fail. The business world has lost sight of this basic tenet of business ethics."
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Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.
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Colgate's first toothpaste came in a jar.
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Instead of McDonald's tearing down a ~200-year-old Georgian mansion, citizens of a small NY town forced them to renovate it instead, resulting in a uniquely historic franchise location.
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20% of tuxedo rentals take place in May.
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Dell's first advertisement was made on the back of a pizza box.
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Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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