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I'm always reminded of how the founder of FedEx got a C+ on his project when he presented the idea for the company in his business school class.
by dcolkitt 7y ago
I'm always reminded of how the founder of FedEx got a C+ on his project when he presented the idea for the company in his business school class.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoHe also saved the company by betting the last of the company reserves at a casino when they were near insolvency during the early days.
- reitzensteinm 7y agoSomeone claiming to be an early employee that wrote the first scheduling software showed up here a few years ago and said that story is BS, FWIW.
- toomuchtodo 7y ago/u/graycat, although I’m unable to find any reference that the story is inaccurate from a quick HN and Google search. If you find it, feel free to reply with a link to correct me. Sidenote: epic thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9281466 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9281466
- reitzensteinm 7y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5405903 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5405903
- toomuchtodo 7y agoThank you! Now I just need to find it somewhere canonical besides HN so Wikipedia can reference it. Appreciate the myth busting!
- reitzensteinm 7y agoI never would have got it without the name, so thank you too!