King Gillette is the patron saint of late bloomers. He was a very average salesperson until he thought of the idea of disposable razors in his 40's. He didn't

King Gillette is the patron saint of late bloomers. He was a very average salesperson until he thought of the idea of disposable razors in his 40's. He didn't sell his first razor blade until 1903 when he was 48 years old -- that year he sold 51 razors and 168 blades, but by 1915 he sold 450,000 razors 70 million blades. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Camp_Gillette http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Camp_Gillette