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> He spent the next decade dabbling in RV armrests and beachchair parts... devoted himself to buying small, struggling regional outfits and turning them around... expanded his Indiana PVC manufacturer from zero sales to $25 million

Is it just me or can this critical part of the story be summarised as follows:

1. Dabble around with no apparent income

2. ???

3. Profit!

I read many "successful businessman" biographies in my younger years and eventually stopped because the vast majority of them had these unreplicable mysterious inflection points. As a young man seeking the magical formula for success it frustrated me to no end.

parent ryanjshaw 2 years ago

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