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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Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.
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When Scott Paper Company first started manufacturing toilet paper they did not put their name on the product because of embarrassment.
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Starbucks uses round tables to make solo coffee drinkers feel less alone.
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The first product that the toy company Mattel came out with was picture frames.
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In 1907, Kellogg’s launched a campaign called "Wink Day" to promote Cornflakes. Women were encouraged to “wink at your grocer and see what you get” (and what they got was a free box of cereal!)
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20% of tuxedo rentals take place in May.
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