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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Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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Rick Harrison of the hit reality show Pawn Stars, dropped out of high school in 10th grade because he was making $2000 a week selling fake Gucci bags.
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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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7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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Starbucks uses round tables to make solo coffee drinkers feel less alone.
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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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