1.
Best Entrepreneurship
Stories in American
History 10

2.
The United States of America
has a history of innovation...

3.
So much beauty,
so much to build.

4.
But it isn’t the railroads, cars, and
computers that make us who we are.
it’s the people behind them.

5.
On National Entrepreneurs’ Day, we honor
the entrepreneurs who’ve inspired us.
Here are 10 of our favorite stories:

6.
Benjamin Franklin 1
Dost thou love
life? Then do not
squander time, for
that’s the stuff life is
made of.”
“
‑ Benjamin Franklin

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2 The Fur Traders of
the 18th Century
The first hundred
thousand‑ that was
hard to get; but
afterwards it was
easy to make more.”
“
‑ John Jacob Astor

8.
3 Anyone Who
Went on the
Oregon Trail
In a word I was a
pioneer, & therefore
had to blaze my
own trail.”
“
‑ Major Taylor

9.
4 Henry Ford
& His Fleet of
Faster Horses
A business that
makes nothing but
money is a poor
business.”
“
‑ Henry Ford

10.
5 Jay Gatsby
The Dreamer
Involuntarily I glanced
seaward– and
distinguished nothing
except a single green light,
minute and far away, that
might have been the end
of a dock. When I looked
once more for Gatsby he
had vanished, and I was
alone again in the unquiet
darkness.”
“
‑ F. Scott Fitzgerald

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6 John Von Neumann
The Quiet Thinker
If people do
not believe that
mathematics is
simple, it is only
because they do
not realize how
complicated life is.”
“
‑ John Von Neumann

12.
7 Andrew Carnegie
Rag to Riches
Philanthropy
“
Concentrate your
energies, your
thoughts and your
capital. The wise
man puts all his eggs
in one basket and
watches the basket.”
‑ Andrew Carnegie

13.
Oprah Winfrey
& Her Total Triumph
8
Think like a queen. A
queen is not afraid to
fail. Failure is another
steppingstone to
greatness.”
‑ Oprah Winfrey
“

14.
Walt Disney’s
Magical Everything
9
When you believe in
a thing, believe in it
all the way, implicity
and unquestionable.
“
”
‑ Walt Disney

15.
The Geniuses
Who Started
Tech Companies
10
Technology is nothing.
What’s important is
that you have a faith
in people, that they’re
basically good and
smart, and if you give
them tools, they’ll do
wonderful things with
them.
‑ Steve Jobs
“
”

16.
These are just a few stories
that inspire us.

17.
Do you have your own?

18.
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