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    Which two boys who trained together for the same job at the end of World War I went on to run two companies whose combined revenue in 2010 was over $60 billion?

    Question #121183. Asked by gmackematix. (Apr 22 11 10:51 PM)


    ozzz2002

    		Adolph (Adi) Dassler and Rudolf (Rudi) Dassler. They went on to found rival sports shoe companies 'adidas' and 'Puma'.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas

    May 29 11, 8:52 PM
    gmackematix

    		No, the training shoe doesn't fit this question.
    The revenue of Adidas in 2010 was a mere $12 billion and Puma managed less than $3 billion.

    We are talking about two phenominally huge US companies here. Both men, who were from the same US state but not closely related, lied about their ages to be in the same unit after WWI. Their companies are not in the same industries but one does have tie-ins with the other.

    Come on. Someone must get it now...

    Jun 02 11, 7:21 PM
    gmackematix

    		Nobody is going to get this are they?

    The answer was Ray Kroc, who bought the McDonald's franchise, and Walt Disney.
    Both men lied about their age to join the Red Cross ambulance corps where they met and became friends. The war ended before they saw any service.

    http://www.topbusinessentrepreneurs.com/ray-kroc.html

    Jul 03 11, 5:03 PM

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