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An audio post today. You can listen to it on Soundcloud, iTunes, or Overcast.
https://soundcloud.com/mikesnotes/sam-walton-making-it-in-america/s-BUWHJ
It’s about Sam Walton’s expansion from Main Street to Wall Street to Every Street. We’ll look at his small bets, the mindset to experiment, and why to bring doughnuts to the tractor trailer drivers. Inspired by Walton’s book, Made in America.
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[…] Sarandos, who saw Marvel’s big screen success and tried it at Netflix or Sam Walton who saw what the retailer across the street did, Fishman took something that worked over there and […]
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[…] Life: A Survival Guide. Fischer is another overnight success that only took eight years. Sam Walton deflated the overnight success cock-and-bull story like this, “It’s true that I was […]
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[…] Ogilvy’s work ‘rules‘, An Attitude of Factfullness, Skimm’d Lessons, and Making it in America were all episodes I enjoyed making and well received. The podcast is available on iTunes, Overcast, […]
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[…] and optimism are essential for entrepreneurs. Sam Walton wrote, that it was a blessing to “be so green and ignorant” when he started in […]
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