Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
At a point when the world of mobile telecommunication was crumbling around him, Lei Jun, the founder of Xiaomi, created one of the biggest mobile phone industries in the world. Although Apple might have initiated the smartphone revolution, Xiaomi still tops the chart when it comes to user-friendliness and affordability.
But how was Lei Jun able to establish such a big business? This is the tale of a man who moved from owning zero assets to a multibillion-dollar investment. This is the story of strife, labor, and success. This is the insane story of Lei Jun and how he created and built Xiaomi from the ground up.
At a point when the world of mobile telecommunication was crumbling around him, Lei Jun, the founder of Xiaomi, created one of the biggest mobile phone industries in the world. Although Apple might have initiated the smartphone revolution, Xiaomi still tops the chart when it comes to user-friendliness and affordability.
But how was Lei Jun able to establish such a big business? This is the tale of a man who moved from owning zero assets to a multibillion-dollar investment. This is the story of strife, labor, and success. This is the insane story of Lei Jun and how he created and built Xiaomi from the ground up.




![How this Broke Kid Invented Subway to Pay for College and Became an Accidental Sandwich Tycoon
With over 37,000 locations in more than 100 countries, Subway is one of the most omnipresent restaurant chains in the world!
Since its rise, dozens of chains have come along hoping to mimic its success. But did you know the brand’s story originally started in 1965 when a broke 17-year-old bootstrapper tried to find a way to fund his college education?
With the simple words, “Let’s open a submarine sandwich shop,” a 35-year-old nuclear physicist changed the boy’s life forever. And although the kid had never run a business (or even made a sub!), he soon became an accidental sandwich tycoon!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_DeLuca
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Jared Fogle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Fogle
Milad Mirg
https://www.youtube.com/c/MiladMirg
Subway
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rb3bMvDdX4 How this Broke Kid Invented Subway to Pay for College and Became an Accidental Sandwich Tycoon](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Nq955f6-PM8/mqdefault.jpg)





