Dyson: James Dyson (2018)

So really quickly before we start the show, I want to let you know about another live show coming to Washington, DC on September 12th. I'll be talking with Tristan Walker of Walker Company brands, which makes beauty products like Bevel and Form. We're also going to announce two more live shows on the East Coast soon, so stay tuned for those. And don't forget We still have a few tickets available for the How I Built This Summit in San Francisco in October. The summit is supported by American Express, and you'll be able to hear and probably even meet some of the world's greatest founders. People who founded companies like Instagram, Slack, Away, JetBlue, Jenny's Ice Cream, Edible Arrangements, Bliss, and many, many more, the summit is an incredible opportunity to connect with other builders and hear from experts on how to grow your business. You can get tickets for both the DC Live Show and the summit at nprpresents.org. And I hope to see you there.

Okay, onto this week's show, and this one got a ton of amazing feedback when we first ran it back in February of last year. Here it is. Well, I'd had the idea for the vacuum cleaner. To replace the vacuum cleaner bag with a cyclone. And I I suggested the idea to the other directors. And they said of course Uh No they didn't. What they said was don't be so stupid.

And if there was a better vacuum cleaner Hoover Electrolux, or someone else would have made it. From NPR, it's how I built this, a show about innovators, entrepreneurs, idealists, and the stories behind the movements they built. Sky Roz, and on today's show, how James Dyson spent a lonely five years reinventing the vacuum cleaner in his backyard shed. And how that persistence turned him into one of Britain's most successful entrepreneurs.

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