King Gillette is another patron saint of late bloomers. While walking around the Boston harbor recently I read the bio of him on a plaque at the site of the fi

King Gillette is another patron saint of late bloomers. While walking around the Boston harbor recently I read the bio of him on a plaque at the site of the first Gillette plant. He was a middling salesman when he came up with the idea for disposable razors. When he was 48 years old he sold 51 razors and 168 blades, 12 years later he was selling 70 million per year: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Camp_Gillette http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Camp_Gillette