6 Business Lesson From Louis Vuitton:

1. After his parents died, Louis Vuitton ran away at 13 with nothing, but a dream to succeed. He walked 292 miles in 2 years, doing odd jobs on his way to Paris.

𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆.

2. LV learnt to make ‘personal boxes’ for Napolean’s wife for 17 years. Thanks to Napolean, LV won other powerful clients, who supported him until the end of his career.

𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑵𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈.

3. LV started his 1st boutique & grew the business. His door sign read: “Securely packs the most fragile objects. Specializing in packing fashions.”

𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔.

4. LV expanded & modernised travel boxes. He then created the ideal trunk shape: it was flat without rounded edges or extra details, & waterproof.

𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏.

5. In 1886, Vuitton invented & patented a new lock. They were so confident in its reliability, they even challenged the illusionist, Harry Houdini, to escape from a closed LV trunk. Houdini didn’t accept the offer & his refusal helped to prove the perfection of the invention.

𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔.