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    The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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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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    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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    As of 2014, Apple has enough money to buy Facebook, or Netflix, Tesla, Twitter, Dropbox, Pandora, and Spotify combined - with $59 billion to spare!
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    Steve Jobs' annual salary was $1, just enough to keep company health benefits.
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    In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch or clock is usually 10:10.
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    Dell's first advertisement was made on the back of a pizza box.
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    90% of all restaurants fail during their first year of operation.
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