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Sam Walton: The Bargain Baby is Born
From a farm boy living in the outskirts of Oklahoma to becoming the richest man in America in the 1980s and revolutionizing the way the country did business, Sam Walton’s legacy continues to live on. By the time he passed away in 1992, Sam Walton had amassed a fortune in excess of $25 billion and today, his brainchild Wal-Mart continues to bring in revenues of over $300 billion, making it the world’s largest retailer.

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The Men Behind the Microchip: The Early Years of Intel Founders Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore
As self-described “accidental entrepreneurs,” Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore created what would become by far the foremost semiconductor maker in the world. They didn’t set out to create a billion dollar company or to transform an industry, but that is exactly what the pair did when they founded Intel in 1968. Though best known for its Pentium and Celeron microprocessors that can be found in more than three-quarters of the new PCs that come today, Intel also makes flash memories and embedded semiconductors. Now, with over $35 billion in revenue and annual growth standing at 13.5 percent, the legacy left by Noyce and Moore remains one of the strongest examples of innovation and entrepreneurship in the 21st century.

Lesson #1: Managers Are a Company’s Main Motivators
When Noyce and Moore went to work for Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, both thought it was the opportunity of a lifetime. Within the industry, Shockley was considered a phenomenon; his physical intuition was legendary. “One of my colleagues claimed Shockley could see electrons,” says Moore. “He had a tremendous feeling for what was going on, say, in silicon.”

Lesson #3: The Accidental Entrepreneur is No Accidental Success
“There is such a thing as a natural-born entrepreneur, for whom the entrepreneurial urge drives everything, and who can make a business out of almost anything,” says Moore. “But the accidental entrepreneur like me has to fall into the opportunity or be pushed into it. Then the entrepreneurial spirit eventually catches on.” Moore and Noyce are evidence of the fact that entrepreneurs do not necessarily have to be born as such. Through a process of discovering their passion and being unhappy with their prospects at other companies, Moore and Noyce decided to start up their own business. It was their willingness to admit their shortcomings and seek out the help of others that the two accidental entrepreneurs in fact became two of the most successful entrepreneurs in modern time.

Lesson #4: A Healthy Dose of Paranoia Will Put You Ahead of the Curve
Intel might have become the largest semiconductor in the world, but it wasn’t without missing a few opportunities along the way. Looking back, Moore and Noyce learned the importance of harnessing the power of paranoia. To some, paranoia is a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution. However, in the business context, paranoia amounts to being highly concerned and aware of potential threats to your company. Moore and Noyce came to understand that it was also one of the key traits for entrepreneurial success.

Lesson #5: Do What You Do Better than Anyone Else
“It’s important to remember one thing that is essential for any entrepreneurial organization,” says Moore. “Do what you do well. Look at other things as incremental opportunities, but don’t change the basis of what you do well.” Moore and Noyce might have had many failed products over the years at Intel – arguably more than most successful companies – but they never strayed from their original idea as to what they wanted their company to be about. Indeed, it was by focusing on a single vision and doing that well that they increased their circle of influence and climbed to the top of the industry.

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Turn Old Customers into New Business - The Importance of Good Database Management
"Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink." or to paraphrase Samuel Taylor Coleridge, sometimes it can feel like "Customers, customers everywhere, but how do I talk to them?" In this article I've looked at how one of your best resources can often be found in your old sales records.

Michael Moore – an evangelist for truth
Documentary filmmaker, Michael Moore, flexes his marketing muscle to challenge the status quo.
From Samuel Morris to Martin Cooper – The History of the Cell Phone
Every modern phone communication can be traced back to Samuel Morris's first telegraph signal transmission.

Samuel Warner, The Warner Brothers, And His Place In The History of Communication
A look at telephone and the history of communication would not be complete without noting the place and role of Samuel Warner. Among his work in advancing the accessability of cinema to the masses, he championed talking pictures.

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