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James Dyson on Negative Feedback

The vacuum cleaner company’s founder on negative feedback

Dyson’s first invention was the Rotork Sea Truck, a watercraft he sold while in art school — Dyson’s first invention was the Rotork Sea Truck, a watercraft he sold while in art schoolKalpesh Lathigra for Bloomberg Businessweek

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November 27, 2013 at 9:20 PM UTC

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This article is part of the December 2, 2013 issue of businessweek.

James Dyson
Managing director, Dyson
Net worth: $4.4 billion

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