Probably the best business partnerships are those between the one with the head in the clouds and the one with the feet solidly planted on the ground ~ if both can accept that drastic difference, appreciate each other's aptitudes, and tolerate each other over the long term. Witness the juicy, almost unbelievable story of Earl Tupper and Brownie Wise. Tupper had ideas, he had big dreams, and he had the genius it took to look at things in a new way. He started inventing things in his teens, but nothing took off. Then, in the 1940s, working at a plastics company, Tupper got hold of some polyethylene, and after much experimenting managed to come up with a kind of plastic that was moldable and didn't have the strong odor of polyethylene. With it, he created the tubs with locking lids we know as Tupperware. They were revolutionary and useful, and yet, they didn't take off until Tupper hooked up with a cleaning-supplies saleswoman named Brownie Wise. It was she who began introducing them to housewives at "Tupperware parties." Unfortunately, the partnership soured and Tupper sold the company, using the proceeds to buy himself an island in Costa Rica. And Wise?:
http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/51846685?utm_source=Houzz&utm_campaign=u1562&utm_medium=email&utm_content=gallery0
For short histories and interesting trivia about various of the ingenious inventions that, while not all indispensable, have made our life a little bit easier ~ things like coffee filters, adhesive tape, umbrellas, bar codes, rubber bands, and chopsticks ~ check out
http://www.hidden-heroes.net/. It takes a while to load, but it's worth it.
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