At 13, a runaway boy set off on foot 225 miles to Paris.

No money.
No plan.
Just a dream.

Decades later, he built a fashion empire worth $30 BILLION.

This is how a lost kid became the ultimate status symbol: 🧵 Meet Louis Vuitton

1821: Born in Anchay, France (population: maybe 200 people).

His father was a farmer.
His mother died when Louis was 10.

His stepmother treated him like Cinderella.

By 13, Louis had enough and ran.

In 1988, Steve Jobs stormed into Bill Gates' office screaming:

"You're ripping us off!"

Gates had just announced Windows - which looked suspiciously like Apple's interface.

What happened next became tech's most legendary comeback line.

Here's the story: 🧵 1979: Steve Jobs and Apple engineers visit Xerox PARC research lab.

They see something revolutionary - computers controlled by clicking pictures instead of typing commands.

Jobs bought access to this technology by giving Xerox Apple stock.

This visit changed everything.

In 1869, a 33-year-old railroad exec had an outrageous idea:

Corner the entire US gold market and hold the nation's economy hostage.

He:

- Manipulated the President of the US
- Crashed the gold market in minutes
- Made millions while bankrupting thousands

Here’s the story:🧵 Jay Gould wasn't born rich.

The son of a farmer in rural New York, he started as a surveyor making maps for $5 a day.

By age 21, he was broke and desperate.

But he had something more dangerous than money:

He was brilliant at finding other people's weaknesses.

In 1964, a 26 yo Stanford graduate had a wild idea:

Import cheap, high-quality running shoes from Japan.

He pulled off the unthinkable:

- Faked a company
- Pitched himself as a distributor to get a deal
- Got betrayed and rebuilt his company from 0

Here's what happened:🧵 Since university, Phil Knight had an interest in running.

His coach, Bill Bowerman was also coaching Olympic athletes.

They struck up a great friendship…

One that would later create the biggest sports company in the world.

In 1950, Toyota was a failing car company on the verge of bankruptcy.

American automakers laughed at their 'tiny improvements' obsession.

70 years later, Toyota destroyed Detroit with a simple 1% daily rule.

Here's how Japan's 'Kaizen' method conquered the world: 🧵 1923 wasn’t an easy year for Japan.

The Great Kanto Earthquake obliterated Japan’s railroads:

- 300+ railway stations destroyed
- Tunnels blocked by landslides
- Tracks ripped apart

Kiichiro Toyoda saw the increased demand for cars...

So, in 1933 he started making moves.

Your brain isn't lazy.

It's being hijacked.

Modern productivity advice ignores neuroscience.

That's why you're still struggling with focus, energy crashes and procrastination.

Here's what research reveals about peak performance:🧵
1. Your brain can't actually multitask.

What you call multitasking is rapid task-switching.

Each switch requires mental energy to refocus.

In 1914, Henry Ford was 48 hours away from bankruptcy.

- Production stagnated
- Workers were collapsing
- Investors were furious

Then he made one bold decision that redefined American work culture forever.

Here's the forgotten comeback story (and what you can learn from it): Ford's assembly line workers were burning out at catastrophic rates.

12-hour shifts, 6 days a week in brutal conditions.

Turnover hit 370% annually—meaning Ford had to hire 52,000 people just to keep 14,000 positions filled.

The human cost was destroying his empire.

Modern hustle gurus glorify 12-hour workdays.

But Andrew Carnegie built a $309B empire working 2 hours a day.

His secret? Ruthless systems still used by today’s top founders.

Here’s how he outproduced the world by doing less: Carnegie always seized opportunities lighting fast.

In his first job interview, he was asked:

“When can you start?”

Carnegie replied with a short “Right now”

Risking is always better than being robbed of an opportunity.