James Dyson
James Dyson
Sir James Dyson OM CBE FRS FREngis a British inventor, industrial designer and founder of the Dyson company. He is best known as the inventor of the Dual Cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner, which works on the principle of cyclonic separation. According to the Sunday Times Rich List 2013, his net worth in 2013 was £3 billion...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth2 May 1947
battle invention court
I've fought court battles over my inventions before.
home robots clean
If robots are to clean our homes, they'll have to do it better than a person.
reality tvs reality-tv
Reality TV is anything but.
business trying culture
We have to change our culture so you can create wealth from making things and don't just try to make money out of money
thinking people track
If you can't be unconventional, be obtuse. Be deliberately obtuse, because there are 5 billion people out there thinking in train tracks, and thinking what they have been taught to think.
Fear is always a good motivator.
worry teach enigma
Failure is an enigma. You worry about it, and it teaches you something.
disappointment years firsts
Exactly 5,126 attempts to make the first bagless vacuum cleaner were failures-some catastrophic disappointments, some minor defects. It took 15 years. Prototype 5,127 was the success ... Failure is painful, but it spurs on improvement like nothing else.
people company ingenious
Companies are not ingenious, it's the people in them that are.
jobs needs want
Cordless vacuums are designed for quick jobs, but you need enough power to do the job; you don't want the power waning over time.
technology ideas design
Design and technology should be the subject where mathematical brainboxes and science whizzkids turn their bright ideas into useful products.
experts
Don't listen to experts.
unique technology keys
Most robotic vacuum cleaners don't see their environment, have little suction, and don't clean properly. They are gimmicks. We've been developing a unique 360 vision system that lets our robot see where it is, where it has been, and where it is yet to clean. Vision, combined with our high speed digital motor and cyclone technology, is the key to achieving a high performing robot vacuum - a genuine labor saving device.
mistake thinking discovery
Some of the best inventive moments are born out of 'wrong thinking'. Most people start with the right way so they all follow the same path. The wrong way will lead to mistakes from which you can learn and create new discoveries-the kind of original ideas that come to life when we dare to be different, keep an open mind, and have no fear of failure.