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Founders: #87 Thomas Watson (IBM)

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What I learned from reading The Maverick and His Machine: Thomas Watson Sr. and The Making of IBM by Kevin Maney. ---- ---- Founders Notes gives you the ability to tap into the collective knowledge of history's greatest entrepreneurs on demand. Use it to supplement the decisions you make in your work. Get access to Founders Notes here. ---- “I have listened to every episode released and look forward to every episode that comes out. The only criticism I would have is that after each podcast I usually want to buy the book because I am interested so my poor wallet suffers. ” — Gareth Be like Gareth. Buy a book: All the books featured on Founders Podcast

[00:00:00] Thomas Watson began his life at age 40, after Dayton, Ohio nearly ruined him. In Dayton, Watson experienced fantastic success and near destruction. All of it had to happen for IBM to exist at all, and for Watson to take his place among history's great business figures. Alright, so that's an excerpt from the book that I read this week, and the one I'm going to talk to you about today, which is The Maverick and His Machine, Thomas Watson Sr. and the Making of IBM, [00:00:31] and it was written by Kevin Manning. Before I jump into the book, let me just tell you where I found this…

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