"If you want to be rich,you need to be a business owner and an investor"
Why Thomas Edison was Rich and Famous?
Many people know that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb and that invention made him rich,but that's not true.
Many people know that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb and that invention made him rich,but that's not true.
Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb...but he did perfect it.
There were other light bulbs invented before his light bulb,but the problem was they were not practical. The early bulb did not burn long enough.Also,the other inventors could not explain how the light bulb could have any commercial value.
Thomas Edison invented the first useful light bulb and he also knew how to turn the bulb into business.And it was his business sense that made se many of his inventions so useful to millions of people.Thomas Edison was more than an inventor.
So,how he developed his business skills?
Thomas Edison dropped out of school because his teachers thought he was not smart enough to succeed in school.He then took a job selling candies and magazines on the railroads as a young boy.There he developed his sales skills.Soon he began to print his own newspaper in the back of the train and then hired a team of boys to sell not only his candies but also his newspaper.While still a boy,he went from employee to business owner,employing a dozen other boys,in about a year.
Edison soon bored of his business on the train and began learning how to send and receive More code so he could get a job as a telegraph operator.Soon,Edison was one of the best telegraph operators around and he travelled from city to city using his telegraph operator skills.
"It was what he learned from being a young entrepreneur and a telegraph operator that gave him the edge as a businessperson and an inventor of the light bulb.
Thomas Edison was more than just an inventor.As a young boy,he became a business owner.That is why he became very rich and famous.Rather than go to school ,he was gaining the business skills required for success in the real world.
Thomas Edison dropped out of school because his teachers thought he was not smart enough to succeed in school.He then took a job selling candies and magazines on the railroads as a young boy.There he developed his sales skills.Soon he began to print his own newspaper in the back of the train and then hired a team of boys to sell not only his candies but also his newspaper.While still a boy,he went from employee to business owner,employing a dozen other boys,in about a year.
Edison soon bored of his business on the train and began learning how to send and receive More code so he could get a job as a telegraph operator.Soon,Edison was one of the best telegraph operators around and he travelled from city to city using his telegraph operator skills.
"It was what he learned from being a young entrepreneur and a telegraph operator that gave him the edge as a businessperson and an inventor of the light bulb.
Thomas Edison was more than just an inventor.As a young boy,he became a business owner.That is why he became very rich and famous.Rather than go to school ,he was gaining the business skills required for success in the real world.
Thomas Edison taught us we don't need a college degree to become successful we just need some sort of skills and experience.
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