https://padlet.com/alcannon/7ighmm8fw5s5 en-us 2017-01-19 16:58:37 UTC 2025-11-03 02:30:34 UTC hello@padlet.com alcannon https://padlet.com/alcannon/7ighmm8fw5s5/wish/148156421 2017-01-19 17:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/alcannon/7ighmm8fw5s5/wish/148156421 alcannon https://padlet.com/alcannon/7ighmm8fw5s5/wish/148157016 Shortly after becoming fairly wealthy, Carnegie moved to the steel industry. His company was able to reach immense success after Carnegie successfully used the Bessemer Process to produce his steel.]]> 2017-01-19 17:07:11 UTC https://padlet.com/alcannon/7ighmm8fw5s5/wish/148157016 alcannon https://padlet.com/alcannon/7ighmm8fw5s5/wish/148158536 Carnegie moved to America from Scotland when he was young. Once he moved into America, his family was poor and he received no further education. Carnegie got a job in a factory and eventually got into the Railroad industry, where he made a couple good investments.]]> 2017-01-19 17:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/alcannon/7ighmm8fw5s5/wish/148158536 alcannon https://padlet.com/alcannon/7ighmm8fw5s5/wish/148159956 http://www.deoluakinyemi.com/business-lessons-from-andrew-carnegie-1/]]> 2017-01-19 17:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/alcannon/7ighmm8fw5s5/wish/148159956 alcannon https://padlet.com/alcannon/7ighmm8fw5s5/wish/148161634 In 1892, workers at the Carnegie Steel company began an organized strike in Homestead, Pennsylvania. The strike eventually became violent and ended with 10 men dead. It marred Carnegie's status as a friend to common people (even though Carnegie was in Scotland when this strike happened).]]> 2017-01-19 17:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/alcannon/7ighmm8fw5s5/wish/148161634 alcannon https://padlet.com/alcannon/7ighmm8fw5s5/wish/148163054 After selling his company, Carnegie became interested in philanthropy. Carnegie built 2,500 public libraries and gave 7,600 organs to Churches. By the end of his life, Carnegie spent $350 million for philanthropic reasons. He also wrote "The Gospel of Wealth", which stated that the rich have “a moral obligation to distribute [their money] in ways that promote the welfare and happiness of the common man.” ]]> 2017-01-19 17:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/alcannon/7ighmm8fw5s5/wish/148163054 alcannon https://padlet.com/alcannon/7ighmm8fw5s5/wish/148163971 Carnegie retired shortly after he sold his company to John Pierpont Morgan for $480 million.]]> 2017-01-19 17:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/alcannon/7ighmm8fw5s5/wish/148163971 alcannon https://padlet.com/alcannon/7ighmm8fw5s5/wish/148166811 http://www.history.com/topics/andrew-carnegie]]> 2017-01-19 17:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/alcannon/7ighmm8fw5s5/wish/148166811