<p>This episode covers the extreme perseverance and the stubborn genius of James Dyson. 

Dyson has a business philosophy which is very different from anything you might have encountered before. A philosophy which demands difference from what exists and retention of total control. For almost four decades, James Dyson has been building one of the most valuable privately-held companies in the world. A company he owns without shareholders — and one that is centered around an obsession with the quality of the product above all. 

I spent well over 70 hours reading (and rereading) both <a href="https://amzn.to/4nsQ00r">Against the Odds</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/4nvwxw8">Invention: A Life of Learning Through Failure</a>. These books tell the story of the vision of a single man, pursued with dogged determination, that was nothing less than obsession. 

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