Walt Disney - Another Story Of Success After Many Failures

Walt Disney was told he lacked creativity

One of the most creative geniuses of the 20th century was once fired from a newspaper because he was told he lacked creativity.

Trying to persevere, Disney formed his first animation company, which was called Laugh-O-Gram Films.

He raised $15,000 for the company but eventually was forced to close Laugh-O-Gram, following the close of an important distributor partner.

Desperate and out of money, Disney found his way to Hollywood and faced even more criticism and failure until finally, his first few classic films started to skyrocket in popularity.

source-entrepreneur.com

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