The Sudden Flash Archive

A Sixth-Grade Dropout’s Secret to Coming Up With Great Ideas

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

It was 1898. James Webb Young dropped out of school and started working for a book publisher. He was 12 years old. By the time he turned 22, he was advertising manager. In 1912, he joined the prestigious advertising agency J. Walter Thompson. And he quickly became known as an “idea man.” In ... Continue reading