How he succeeded with one product has become legend in Japan.

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How well he succeeded is evinced by the fact that today not many people know the inventor's remarkable story, or name Philo T.

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From Disney, he says, everything he needed to know about how to dream (where Disney succeeded) and how to treat his employees (where he failed).

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Cook is a wonderful storyteller and he shared several very interesting ones that illustrate how Intuit has succeeded in inventing new businesses by creating an environment that encourages people there to come up with new business hypotheses and test them by getting feedback from customers.

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Reagan nearly succeeded in wresting the nomination from Ford, demonstrating how formidable a national figure he had become.

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