Pablo Escobar’s legitimate businesses

Rarely is a 20th century Colombian drug lord held up as an example of how to manage a successful
busine
ss. However, we could not help but take note of Pablo Escobar, whose Colombian drug
organization was able to revolutionize the narcotics trade industry.
If you can overlook the blatant immorality and illegality of Escobar's operation, you can fully appreci
ate
the man's brilliance. The market penetration, product
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to
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market fit, supply
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chain management, and
profitability he accomplished challenged all conventional wisdom.
Pablo Escobar earned $20 million a day at the height of his reign. According to rumors,
he made so much
money that he spent $2,500 every month on rubber bands to store all of it