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    Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft was a college drop out.
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    Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.
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    The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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    The co-founder and CEO of SnapChat, 23-year-old Evan Spiegel, turned down an offer of $3 billion from Facebook and then a $4 billion bid from Google.
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    The first product that Sony came out with was the rice cooker.
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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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    The first product that the toy company Mattel came out with was picture frames.
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    In 2013, Candy Crush made $850,000 per day!
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