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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 creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.
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    The founder of McDonald's has a Bachelor degree in Hamburgerology.
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    Dell's first advertisement was made on the back of a pizza box.
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    The Gmail logo was designed the night before it was launched.
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    7-11 sells 10,000 pots of coffee an hour, every hour, every day.
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    Volvo's Overseas Delivery Program
    Volvo's Overseas Delivery Program
    Americans buying a Volvo can get a free holiday to Sweden to test drive their new car. All costs, including airfare and shipment of the car, are covered by the Volvo Overseas Delivery program.
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    In the mid-90’s, Coca Cola recalled an advertising poster due to a hidden sexual image.
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