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These High School Dropouts Crushed It With Some Simple Growth Hacks

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You probably haven’t heard of Raymond “Pappy” Smith, but he parlayed his Junior High education into an entertainment empire that changed the way Americans viewed gambling. His success was based on delivering substantial value to an overlooked market, spurred along with some common sense growth hacks. into the gambling experience.

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Good Gawd: Unconventional Startup Wisdom From The Hardest Working Man In Show Business

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Despite his non-existent education and numerous personal demons, James Brown was a gifted entrepreneur who reveled in proving Conventional Wisdom wrong. Syd, along with most industry executives, also did not believe there was a market for albums comprised of songs that had already been released. When everyone is zigging, go zagging.

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