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"My innovation involved taking an idea from the telecommunications and banking industries, and applying that idea to transportation business."

Frederick W. Smith, American Businessman

Business, Idea, Innovation

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"My innovation involved taking an idea from the telecommunications and banking industries, and applying that idea to transportation business."

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