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Ask a Billionaire: James Dyson on Dealing With Failure

The vacuum cleaner company founder shares his strategy for dealing with failure

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March 7, 2014 at 12:15 AM UTC

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This article is part of the March 10, 2014 issue of businessweek.

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James Dyson
Founder and chief engineer, Dyson
Net worth: $4.4 billion