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Henry Ford's Investment Strategy
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Henry Ford's investment strategy involved spending days in brokerage offices to learn how to more efficiently get capital rolling and how shares are valued and traded. He also read a book by Alfred Sloan, published in 1964, to learn more about the day to day processes of the company.
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Henry Singleton formed Teledyne in 1960 to capitalize on the upcoming digital technology revolution.
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Teledyne
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Henry Singleton formed Teledyne in 1960 to capitalize on the upcoming digital technology revolution. By 1984, the company had grown from $10 million to $3.5 billion in sales.
ChapterHenry Ford's Investment Strategy
Episode#110 Henry Singleton: A Memoir of the Teledyne Corporation and the Man Who Created It
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The founder of Ford Motor Company sought inspiration in books like Alfred Sloan's published in 1964.
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Entrepreneurship
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The founder of Ford Motor Company sought inspiration in books like Alfred Sloan's published in 1964. Founders are often known to study the successes of great people in history.