Robber Barron or Captain of industry by Jonathan Sloat https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p en-us 2017-10-08 21:34:17 UTC 2025-12-07 16:38:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Growing.png Modern Entrepreneur jonathansloatjames https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195051675 Bill Gates ( CO-founder of  Microsoft )
•Bill Gates to me is more of a Captain of industry 
 •He has his own charity called Bill & Melinda Gates foundation
•By 2007, they donated $1 million every year
•He influenced technology to the public]]> 2017-10-08 22:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195051675 Gilded Age Industrialist jonathansloatjames https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195051937 John D.Rockefeller ( oil industry business magnate and philanthropist )
•John is more of a Robber Barron
•he sold out his competitors
•He would cut oil going to cities  to ruin his competitors
•his business practices led to the passing of antitrust laws]]> 2017-10-08 22:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195051937 Modern Entrepreneur jonathansloatjames https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195052655 Mark Zuckerburg (Founder of Facebook)
•Mark seems more of a Captain of industry
•Mark and his wife donate $3 Billion to help research to find cures for diseases
•Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have pledged to donate 99 percent of their Facebook shares to the cause of human advancement.
•His app influenced people to meet new friends and stay connected with friends
]]> 2017-10-08 22:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195052655 Answers jonathansloatjames https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195053129 • I think there is so many rich people in the gilded age because there were lots of new ideas that were not taken yet and opportunity.

•Entrepreneurs today have more restrictions and have to take care of the workers]]> 2017-10-08 22:28:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195053129 Jonathan sloat jonathansloatjames https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195053635 period:2]]> 2017-10-08 22:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195053635 Horizontal Integration jonathansloatjames https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195111947 •process of a company increasing production of goods or services at the same part of the supply chain.

]]> 2017-10-09 07:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195111947 Trust jonathansloatjames https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195112113 •firm belief in the reliability]]> 2017-10-09 07:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195112113 Lobbying jonathansloatjames https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195112165 •seek to influence on a issue]]> 2017-10-09 07:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195112165 Vertical Integration jonathansloatjames https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195112297 •the combination in one company of two or more stages of production normally operated by separate companies.]]> 2017-10-09 07:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195112297 Philanthropy jonathansloatjames https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195112605 •the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.]]> 2017-10-09 07:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195112605 Corporate Consolidations jonathansloatjames https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195117409 •the merger and acquisition of many smaller companies into much larger ones.]]> 2017-10-09 07:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195117409 Multinationals jonathansloatjames https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195117510 •a company operating in several countries.]]> 2017-10-09 07:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195117510 Globalization jonathansloatjames https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195117632 •the process by which businesses or other organizations develop start operating on an international scale.]]> 2017-10-09 07:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195117632 Free-Enterprise jonathansloatjames https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195117744 •an economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control.]]> 2017-10-09 07:37:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195117744 Monopoly jonathansloatjames https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195117819 •the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.]]> 2017-10-09 07:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/195117819 American Influence jonathansloatjames https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/197161270 2017-10-15 20:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathansloatjames/na3yyerqwx7p/wish/197161270