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The Founder - Story of McDonalds
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:31 pm
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:31 pm
I know this is borderline movie/tv but just put it on, Micheal Keaton, so far this is really good.
This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 8:18 am
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Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:32 pm to t00f
On what?
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:35 pm to Martini
Netflix, just arrived
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:45 pm to t00f
It's a great movie. It's a portrayal of one of the very first examples of successful capitalism in American history.
This post was edited on 8/2/17 at 9:52 pm
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:46 pm to nateslu1
Yeah so far the is very compelling, acting , story line, wow
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:48 pm to t00f
Keaton is great in that role
This post was edited on 8/2/17 at 9:49 pm
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:50 pm to t00f
Great movie. Ray Kroc is a POS for screwing those brothers out of any kind of money. I guess that's business.
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:53 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Have not gotten that far baw. 
I read the movie/tv thread so I know it's coming.
I read the movie/tv thread so I know it's coming. Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:54 pm to lsuwontonwrap
I thought the same thing at first but really, their vision was to keep it small. They never would have even dreamed they would make as much money as Kroc brought them. Even though they may have felt cheated, they came out way further ahead than they would have on their own.
Posted on 8/2/17 at 10:05 pm to t00f
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Have not gotten that far baw
Well, it's pretty common knowledge.
Posted on 8/2/17 at 10:08 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Posted on 8/2/17 at 10:36 pm to t00f
I never realized that the original founders were so butthurt about the franchising of the restaurant
Posted on 8/2/17 at 11:46 pm to t00f
I think it is in the book Fast Food Nation where I read the story of the guy who sold McD's most of the very carefully developed potatoes for their fries. The guy started with nothing and built an enormous empire.
Fascinating story of how he would make a killing on a deal and then risk it all on the next one. He said that's what separated him from most folks; they would have quit after the first $25 million deal. He doubled down. Repeatedly.
Fascinating story of how he would make a killing on a deal and then risk it all on the next one. He said that's what separated him from most folks; they would have quit after the first $25 million deal. He doubled down. Repeatedly.
Posted on 8/3/17 at 12:16 am to t00f
I enjoyed it
Posted on 8/3/17 at 7:35 am to nateslu1
*Spoilers*
Their desire to control even the most minute details of the daily operations led to their downfall. Kroc thought it could be big, but he was pretty desperate at that point, according to the movie anyway. The model they developed was the basis for all of Kroc's success but two men could, in no way, manage a nation-wide chain.
He screwed them out of money, no doubt, but their name would be unrecognizable, except in San Bernardino, if not for Kroc.
Their desire to control even the most minute details of the daily operations led to their downfall. Kroc thought it could be big, but he was pretty desperate at that point, according to the movie anyway. The model they developed was the basis for all of Kroc's success but two men could, in no way, manage a nation-wide chain.
He screwed them out of money, no doubt, but their name would be unrecognizable, except in San Bernardino, if not for Kroc.
Posted on 8/3/17 at 10:22 am to diablo blanco
A very interesting movie. If movies like this one and Steve Jobs can be believed, business can be brutal.
Posted on 8/3/17 at 10:51 pm to Stadium Rat
I enjoyed it. Two things I didn't realize. He was 52 when he first met the McDonald brothers and he went to rehab for alcoholism when he was 77 years old. Cool movie. I enjoy Michael Keaton making a comeback as well.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 7:54 am to nateslu1
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It's a portrayal of one of the very first examples of successful capitalism in American history.
Pretty sure there had been a lot of very successful US capitalists prior to the 1950s. Astor, Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Ford, Sears, come to mind.
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