Ray Kroc was a milk shake mixer traveling salesman. He heard about the McDonald brothers after they bought eight of his mixer machines. Ray Kroc drove across the country to visit them in person. After the visit, he became convinced the business model the McDonald brothers had developed could spread across the country. He got the idea to franchise McDonald’s. What most people don’t know is how late in life he did this. He was in his fifties. He risked his home to open his first McDonald’s in Des Plaines, Illinois. He faced financial ruin if his McDonald’s failed. As people get older, their is a tendency to become more conservative with regards to taking risk like this. Seeing the opportunity is one thing. Acting takes a lot more courage. A lot more conviction in your idea.
Ray Kroc became the most successful businessman in the 20th century.
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