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“published a list in his 1853 book, A Practical Treatise on Business.”
Sentiment: Deep Dive
Trigger: Barnum's financial misfortune
For: Entrepreneurs and business students
Key quote: “the basis for the talk would be a list of 10 rules for business success that Barnum had created, this is a few years in the past, for a prolific Philadelphia author named Edwin Friedley, who published a list in his 1853 book, A Practical Treatise on Business.”
The host discusses how Barnum's financial struggles led him to reinvent himself as a public lecturer, drawing from lessons he learned during his hardships. He mentions Edwin Friedley's book as a source of inspiration for Barnum's rules for business success.