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Dyson: James Dyson (2018)
How I Built This with Guy Raz
How Did You Get Nervous When You Got a New Product?
Once you got a prototype up and running, did you go around and try to pitch the vacuum companies? Exactly that. I targeted all the vacuum cleaner companies. And one or two other domestic appliance companis. All had a good look at it, but they didn't really want to do anything. One or two of them said they actually rather liked selling paper bags. It's like a kn jalet selling a razor bi. They can make a lot of money out of bags. So essentially, they were curious, but didn't want to license it. How bad did your financial situation get? It got pretty bad. Not nice going for many years with a huge overdraught and not
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