King Gillette was 40 years old when he envisioned a safety razor.
Almost every scientists, toolmakers and engineers considered the thought as “impractical”. It took him “six” years to trying to perfect his safety razor.
The company only sold 51 razors sets at $5 each and an additional 168 blades for $1 each in its first year.
Development of "Gillette Sensor" took place over 13 years and involved a total outlay of some $310 million:
- $75 million in R&D
- $125 million in Capital Investment
- $110 million launch-year advertising budget
As of May 2015, Gillette is 111 year old company and has an annual turnover of $8 billion and it is 26th Most Valuable Brand worth over $20 billion.
"Be impractical and follow your vision."
A Rajkot-Gujarat based tech startup is looking for a Team Member.
Benefits of being a Team Member
- Early stage Equity benefits
- opportunity to work on a unique product
- remote working
- work with design driven passionate founders
- no work pressure
- No Certificate/Qualifications/Degree required
- No "Work Experience" required
Skills required
- Web Development Skills(HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript)
- Any other technical/programming knowledge (optional)
- Willingness to learn and fill the knowledge gap
- Passion and commitment towards the work
Drop an email at [email protected] with subject line as "INTEREST".
Feel free to drop a message on whatsapp at +91-99799 49438
regards
Mehul Pithadia
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