[ Ссылка ] Fred Smith found Federal Express in 1971. The logistics business was doing well. Later, the rising fuel costs became a threat to FedEx . FedEx ran out of funds with only $5000 left over. Instead of flying back home, Fred played Blackjack the entire weekend with the only money left. He won $32000 to run his business for another week. Fortune favors the brave.
FedEx secured an $11m funding soon after. The company hasn’t looked back since and is currently estimated to be worth over $35 billion.

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