Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne sold his 10% share in 1976 for $800. Today, it’s worth over $58 billion.
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Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.
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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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Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft was a college drop out.
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Nintendo has banked so much money, they could run a deficit of over $250 million every year and still survive until 2052.
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Carlos Vasquez, a dry cleaner in New York, has a sign outside his shop that reads: If you are unemployed and need an outfit clean for an interview, we will clean it for free.
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The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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