What I learned from reading The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin.

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[0:01] Why Ben Franklin wrote an autobiography

[4:50] Ben Franklin's early education and first job

[7:30] starting out in the printing business

[11:00] Writing had been of great use to me in the course of my life, and was a principal means of my advancement

[16:45] his humble arrival in Philadelphia

[25:00] Ben Franklin's time in London

[29:00] how the mind of Benjamin Franklin worked

[34:30] the opportunity to start your his own business

[41:15] industry is virtuous

[46:20] Ben understood branding

[48:15] Ben Franklin creates the first subscription library

[54:30] Ben Franklin's 13 virtues

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