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IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad started his journey to becoming the 8th richest man in the world at age 5, by selling matches to his neighbors. He bought matches in bulk, cheaply re-sold them at a very low price while still making a good profit, the same basic model used later at IKEA.

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