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7 fact-checked facts about founders and the history of entrepreneurship, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.

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The basics

What did Henry Ford's company make?

AnswerCars

Ford Motor Company made cars, including the Model T.

Which company was famously started in a Palo Alto garage by Bill Hewlett and David Packard?

AnswerHewlett-Packard (HP)

HP began in a Palo Alto garage in 1939.

Going deeper

Walt Disney co-founded his company with which family member?

AnswerHis brother Roy

Walt and Roy O. Disney started the Disney Brothers Studio in 1923.

Madam C. J. Walker built her fortune selling what?

AnswerHair care products

Her hair care line made her one of America's first self-made female millionaires.

Estée Lauder founded a company in which industry?

AnswerCosmetics

She co-founded her cosmetics company in 1946.

Expert level

Josiah Wedgwood built a famous business making what?

AnswerPottery

Wedgwood pottery became famous in 18th-century England.

Richard Arkwright is known for mechanizing which industry?

AnswerCotton spinning

His water frame and mills helped launch the factory system.

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