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#59 Howard Hughes: The Definitive Biography of the First American Billionaire

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The Key to Hughes' Success in Oil

Howard Hughes was frustrated by his lack of success in striking oil. He became obsessed with the challenge to design a drill bit that could dig through impenetral rock. It took a chance meeting in a Shreveport bar to motivate him toward his future. His invention is the basis of one of the most, I would argue, one of theMost profitable companies of all time.

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