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What a great story! I have no idea how this is relevant to HN but I found it hilarious.
by peter_l_downs 14y ago
What a great story! I have no idea how this is relevant to HN but I found it hilarious.
- swalsh 14y agoIt really is just a great story... but deep down I think there's some good business lessons here. Luck matters, but deep down I think his luckiest break was having a great boat captain. The guy found profit in the most unlikeliest of places by improvising.
- pavel_lishin 14y agoI'd love to read about his story, but I'd wager that he wasn't notable enough; it would be interesting to find his journal. "August 17th, 1782. The idiot sent us to the West Indies with a boat-load of warming pans. It was only through my ingenuity and hustle that I was able to convince the locals that they would make excellent ladles - we actually managed to turn a profit! I can already imagine the smug look on Dexter's face when we tell him about this. I bet this will inspire him to send something even more idiotic next time, like wool mittens. Note to self, don't show him this journal lest he get any ideas."