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What I learned from reading Black Titan: A.G. Gaston and the Making of a Black American Millionaire by Carol Jenkins and Elizabeth Gardner Hines----Come see a live show with me and Patrick O'Shaughnessy from Invest Like The Best on October 19th in New York City. Get your tickets here! ----Subscribe to listen to Founders Premium — Subscribers can listen to Ask Me Anything (AMA) episodes and every bonus episode. ---The grandson of slaves, born into poverty in 1892 in the Deep South, A. G. Gaston died more than a century later with a fortune worth well over $130 million [0:01]A 10 year old’s first business idea [5:35] A.G. finds a blueprint to follow: A.B. Loveman [9:00]The remarkable story of Carrie Tuggle and The Tuggle Institute [12:10]The influence of Booker T. Washington [13:35]The power of positive examples [15:27]Joining the army for discipline and opportunity / Lessons from World War I [18:32]Keep your eyes open. Study the people around you. How do they live? What makes them tick? What do they need? [25: