5 Mega Companies and Their Founding Facts (and Myths)


Great article via American Express OPEN Forum on 5 Mega Companies and Their Founding Facts (and Myths):
As business owners, it’s easy to be drawn to real-life success stories of businesses that started with nothing and wound up as empires. These stories make great tales, some even fit for the silver screen (see: The Social Network). Occasionally, however, the facts of these founding stories become embellished, turning more into what sounds like a movie script as time goes on. The five massive companies that have amazing founding stories, with a few myths sprinkled in.

Companies Include: YouTube, Threadless , eBay, Google, and Dyson