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1979-1983

James Dyson's 5,126 Prototypes

5,127th time's the charm

Money Burned

15 years of his life, nearly bankrupt

Body Count

5,126 failed prototypes

Lifespan

1461 days (4 years)

☠️ Official Cause of Death

None - eventually succeeded

James Dyson built 5,126 failed vacuum prototypes. Each one sucked (or rather, didn't suck well enough). Banks laughed at him. His wife supported the family. Prototype 5,127 worked. Today Dyson is worth billions. This is persistence.

Epitaph

Five thousand tries

Each failure taught him something

Success was number six

Famous Last Words

"I made 5,127 prototypes of my vacuum before I got it right"

"Enjoy failure and learn from it. You can never learn from success"

💡 The Lesson

Failure isn't the opposite of success, it's the path to it

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I Was There Too

Raise your hand. Be honest. We all fuck up.

No one has confessed yet. Be the first to raise your hand.

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