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Famous Failures – Walt Disney

It’s hard to believe that the “happiest place on earth” was the creation of someone who grew up in a household that was about as far from happy as you can image. Meet Walt Disney. It’s another name that is well known throughout the world. Disney has come a long way from a cartoon mouse that Walt drew by hand to the latest Disney movie, Raya and the Last Dragon which was created with a budget of over 100 million dollars. However, Disney never set out to become a household name. In fact, his beginnings have a whole lot more

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Famous Failures – Jeff Bezos

If you wanted to compare prices on a product, do you know where 9 out of 10 buyers go online to do so? Do you know which online seller sells more than 12 million products annually? Which online seller averages more than 200 million unique visitors per month? The answer to all three questions is Amazon. In 2020, Amazon’s net revenue was more than $386 Billion. Yes, that’s BILLIONS. From an early age, Amazon’s founder & CEO, Jeff Bezos wanted to be known as someone smart. As a kid, his heroes included Thomas Edison, which makes sense, considering his dreams

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Famous Failures – Stephen King

Who comes to mind when you think of famous authors? To readers and non-readers alike, Stephen King will almost always show up near the top of everyone’s list. Why does everyone know his name? Stephen King exemplifies the sort of success story every author dreams of. Not only are his books popular, but many of them have been adapted quite successfully for television and as movies. He’s known all around the world as being one of the great storytellers of the weird and creepy. So, what’s his story? And how does his story apply to yours? Stephen King was a

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Famous Failures – Soichiro Honda

Situations can change in an instant. One moment you’re moving right along on one path, thinking all is right with the world when suddenly, the carpet is pulled out from under you. Technology shifts, something becomes obsolete, you find yourself embroiled in a worldwide pandemic. Suddenly, what you’ve been doing for years no longer works. What do you do? For Soichiro Honda, the answer was to shift and adapt. Like Honda, you need to find the next best solution, regardless of how crazy or off the wall it seems at the time. Honda started out back in 1939 with the

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Famous Failures – Post-It Notes

Did you know you probably have one of the world’s greatest failures as a product sitting on your desk right now? The Post-It Note was an accident that never should have happened. The original creator of this innovation, Spencer Silver, was trying to find an adhesive to use in the construction of airplanes. Looking at the strength of the glue on a Post-It Note, it’s easy to see he missed the mark by quite a bit. There’s absolutely nothing strong or even permanent about a Post-It Note. On the other hand, what he did create was an adhesive able to

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Famous Failures – Walt Disney

Famous Failures – Jeff Bezos

Famous Failures – Stephen King

Famous Failures – Soichiro Honda

Famous Failures – Post-It Notes

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