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    In Australia, Burger King is called Hungry Jack's.
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    Dell Computers was started by a 19 year old with only $1,000.
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    Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft was a college drop out.
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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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    The first product that Sony came out with was the rice cooker.
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    Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste.
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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 first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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