Hear Elon Musk describe how his life changed after selling his first company, Zip2, to Compaq. Musk used the bulk of his nearly $22MM personal profit to launch X.Com which would become PayPal. He also was able to have a McClaren F-1 delivered to his home–shown here. Musk, of course, … Continue reading
On January 28, 1958, the Lego company patented the design of its Lego bricks. The Lego bricks patented in 1958 are still compatible with the bricks manufactured by Lego today. In this video, Adult Fans Of Lego (AFOL) discuss why they love Legos.
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is the company’s most fuel-efficient airliner, designed to be 20% more fuel efficient than the Boeing 767. The Dreamliner took its maiden flight on December 15, 2009. This video shows footage from that day and discusses the testing process that the Dreamliner must go through in order … Continue reading
After being turned down by other record companies, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter founded Roc-A-Fella Records in 1996. Producer DJ Clark Kent, DJ Ski and others explain how they helped to found Roc-A-Fella and how influential the company became. In addition to the most popular Jay-Z albums, Roc-A-Fella’s discography includes the work … Continue reading
On October 19, 1987, stock markets around the world crashed, a day that has become known as Black Monday. The Dow Jones saw the single largest one-day percentage decline in its history. When asked how the 2008 crash compares to that of 1987, Stephen Guilfoyle of Meridian Equity Partners responds: … Continue reading
Film director Paul Morrissey who was Andy Warhol’s business manager describes how unimpressed he was with Warhol: “He couldn’t influence anybody. He was incapable of doing anything. He was so severely autistic…He couldn’t read!” Morrissey cites Warhol’s name recognition as the reason for his star power versus his art–and says … Continue reading
President Jimmy Carter addresses the public in January of 1979 during his “Crisis of Confidence” speech, also known as the “Malaise” speech. This video is a clip of his speech in which Carter diagnoses a “crisis of confidence” among Americans. He states how the U.S. people are more worried about what the … Continue reading
Legendary NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13, discusses how the “successful failure” of the Apollo 13 mission is a useful lesson for all organizations on the importance of teamwork.
Disney legends Marty Sklar, Xavier Atencio, Alice Estes Davis, and Bob Gurr discuss the first time they ever met Walt Disney and what it was like to work for him at the Walt Disney Company. This special panel came together on August 11, 2013 for the D23 Expo Imagineering Panel.
Alice Davis, American costume designer, discusses what it was like to help develop costumes for Walt Disney during the time when Disney was moving his animation industry into technicolor. Davis talks about what Disney was like as a boss: “He was always very kind as long as you were trying.” … Continue reading
