{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Ambition","title":"James Dyson","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/73e43366\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3988,"description":"He built 5,127 prototypes of one vacuum cleaner, most of them in a coach house beside his home. Electrolux told him he’d never sell one without a bag, and added that they made a lot of money selling bags. Manufacturer after manufacturer turned him down, so he built it himself. He was 45 when the first Dyson was finished, and it went on to become the best-selling vacuum cleaner in Britain.\n\nThis is the story of James Dyson, and we have a lot to learn from him.\nSource for this episode:\nAgainst the Odds: An Autobiography by James Dyson, with Giles Coren\nLinks:\nAmbition website\nAmbition Summit\nFollow Justin on Twitter\nConnect with Justin on LinkedIn ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/A-0MqXQQBnkzQseMH2SiANoWjNiADfzGy1n6wDpLCyc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zOTU0/NDA5M2ZjMGM3N2Mx/N2Y5YmJhMjZmMmE4/NTA4YS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}