Out of all of the great automobile industry entrepreneurs, none have made a greater impact than Henry Ford. Henry Ford was a revolutionary thinker, and therefore revolutionized the car industry forever.

Henry Ford was the groundbreaking entrepreneur who created the first gas power car, the Model T. He then later re-revolutionized the industry by creating the first 8 cylinder motor in a single block. He was a prolific inventor who was always stretching the boundaries.

These grand innovations did more than make Henry Ford a rich man, they made him one of the richest men in history. Actually, by today’s standards, Henry Ford had build a fortune that was roughly worth $54.3 Billion dollars. This makes him the 13 richest Americans of all time.

Henry Ford is a model entrepreneur. He displays many of the characteristics that are essential for anyone striving for large entrepreneurial success. Much can be learned from the greatest automobile entrepreneur in history.

While he was not an educated individual, he was a brilliant man who could see past what was and look at what could be. That is a quality that is shared by all highly successful entrepreneurs. It is all about improvement, advancement, and change, and it requires one to think outside the box.

And Henry Ford displayed an incredible ability to persist. He is a perfect example of the fact that perseverance trumps education.




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