Dyson

“To create the supersonic, engineers tested 1010 miles of hair to crack and heat damage.”

“It'll be interesting to see what Dyson does with his legacy, but I suspect he won't be passing the business over to an MBA, but rather an engineer who cares deeply about the product About innovation. About the people working for the company.”

“Unable to find an existing manufacturer in the UK willing to produce this vacuum, Dyson turned to Japan, where a licensing deal with a company called Apex allowed the GeForce cleaner to be marketed as a luxury item, selling for the equivalent of 2000 dollars.”

“For example, when Dyson decided to invest 2.5 billion in developing an electric car, a project that was ultimately abandoned in 2019, he did so without having to justify the massive expenditure to shareholders or a board of directors.”

“When Hoover released a suspiciously similar product, Dyson stood his ground in court. He won over four million British pounds in damages, reinforcing the message that real innovation can and should be protected.”

“While competitors were typically allocating two to three percent of revenue to research and development, Dyson was routinely investing 20% or more.”

“In the end, he will build 5127 prototypes of a vacuum. 5126 failures.”