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#80: Thomas Edison's Formula for Greatness

The Tim Ferriss Show

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The Greatest Disaster Ever

Edison's factory was destroyed by a fire in 1871. The buildings had been insured for only a fraction of their worth. Edison and his investors were covered for about a third of the damage. He would martial enough energy to make nearly ten million dollars in revenue that year, 200 plus million dollars to day.

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