Early Ventures and Lessons in Innovation

What I learned from reading The Wizard of Menlo Park: How Thomas Alva Edison Invented The Modern World by Randall Stross

Edison starts his first business at 12 years old (11:00)

Edison's discipline (20:00)

Edison's rivalry with Alexander Graham Bell (38:00)

Edison's friendship with Henry Ford (1:00:00)

Edison's stoic nature (1:15:00) 

The death of Thomas Edison (1:21:00)

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