HP, Google, Microsoft, and Apple have one thing in common – apart from the obvious that they are IT companies. They were all started in garages.
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Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne sold his 10% share in 1976 for $800. Today, it’s worth over $58 billion.
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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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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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Samsung is also a full time weapons manufacturer.
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Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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In 2013, AOL declared that they still made over $500 million a year through dial-up internet subscriptions.
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