In 2013, AOL declared that they still made over $500 million a year through dial-up internet subscriptions.
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A full-time cashier at Costco makes about $49,000 annually. The average wage at Costco is nearly 20 dollars an hour and 89% of Costco employees are eligible for benefits.
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Newman’s Own foods donates 100% of its post tax profits to charity. As of June 2012 these donations have exceeded 330 million dollars.
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Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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Starbucks uses round tables to make solo coffee drinkers feel less alone.
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Hewlett Packard was started at a garage in Palo Alto in 1939.
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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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