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
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The computer dictates how you do something, whereas with a pencil you're totally free.
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After the idea, there is plenty of time to learn the technology
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The important thing is to learn from mistakes - something graduates are adept at. Our graduate engineers are working on new technology - from uncharted applications for our digital motor, to a new take on the hand dryer. With an unhindered mind, nothing is off limits.
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Anyone developing new products and new technology needs one characteristic above all else: hope.
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Successes teach you nothing. Failures teach you everything. Making mistakes is the most important thing you can do.
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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.
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Design and technology should be the subject where mathematical brainboxes and science whizzkids turn their bright ideas into useful products.
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So I think the winners in recession are the people who produce new technology that does things better, which people really want.
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The way the world is going, it's technology driven. And it isn't just driven by the old super powers, it's driven by the far east and new emerging economies.
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If you really want to improve technology, if you want things to work better and be better, you've got to protect the person who spends a lot of effort, money, and time developing that new technology.
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We need to encourage investors to invest in high-technology startups.
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When I escaped to art school it was a Mini that took me there.