Ben Wilson

And so he does, he kind of cracks the code and he thinks his work is done. He gets some patents on it and he thinks he can now turn the work over to a big company and let them handle it. So he goes back to Harvard and resumes his studies. But of course, it turns out it's not that simple. Turning a concept into a mass-produced product turns out to be very difficult. You know, who would have known?

And it requires the attention and involvement of the inventor, of land. He's the one that knows the stuff backwards and forwards. No one else can do it for him. So at first, he tries to do this work while at Harvard. One professor is very impressed with him and lets him use the lab, even though he's just a second-year undergraduate. And this is amazing, right?

And it requires the attention and involvement of the inventor, of land. He's the one that knows the stuff backwards and forwards. No one else can do it for him. So at first, he tries to do this work while at Harvard. One professor is very impressed with him and lets him use the lab, even though he's just a second-year undergraduate. And this is amazing, right?

Other professors become very interested as well. And before you know it, all these people are trying to help him figure out polarization, how to do all this. And this reminds me of Arnold Schwarzenegger. And he talks about when he first starts taking bodybuilding seriously. He talks about how everyone in his little village, his hometown, spontaneously starts helping him in all these little ways.

Other professors become very interested as well. And before you know it, all these people are trying to help him figure out polarization, how to do all this. And this reminds me of Arnold Schwarzenegger. And he talks about when he first starts taking bodybuilding seriously. He talks about how everyone in his little village, his hometown, spontaneously starts helping him in all these little ways.

They offer to do his chores for him. They give him their food at lunch. They say, you know, you're a big guy. You need this milk more than I do and start giving him stuff. When you have a big vision, people respond to that and they just start conspiring to help you. Same thing with Genghis Khan when he's young. People help him with stuff at great personal risk to themselves.

They offer to do his chores for him. They give him their food at lunch. They say, you know, you're a big guy. You need this milk more than I do and start giving him stuff. When you have a big vision, people respond to that and they just start conspiring to help you. Same thing with Genghis Khan when he's young. People help him with stuff at great personal risk to themselves.

Big visions make people want to help you. But even with the use of these labs and all this kind of free help at Harvard, it's too much to run the company and study full-time simultaneously. So he eventually drops out of Harvard with a graduate student who had taught him some classes named George Wheelwright.

Big visions make people want to help you. But even with the use of these labs and all this kind of free help at Harvard, it's too much to run the company and study full-time simultaneously. So he eventually drops out of Harvard with a graduate student who had taught him some classes named George Wheelwright.

And together they start a corporation at first called Land Wheelwright, but this is the corporation that goes on to become Polaroid. Before we get into the history of Polaroid, I want to take a second to tell you about Van Man. They make all natural products that I use every day, like lotion and deodorant, and it is the best stuff. I love it. Completely all natural food grade ingredients.

And together they start a corporation at first called Land Wheelwright, but this is the corporation that goes on to become Polaroid. Before we get into the history of Polaroid, I want to take a second to tell you about Van Man. They make all natural products that I use every day, like lotion and deodorant, and it is the best stuff. I love it. Completely all natural food grade ingredients.

So let's take, for example, their beef tallow and honey bomb. I live in the desert, so I use it every day to moisturize my face and my hands. And the ingredients for it are all stuff that you know and trust. Beef tallow, honey, olive oil, essential oils, like stuff you can get behind.

So let's take, for example, their beef tallow and honey bomb. I live in the desert, so I use it every day to moisturize my face and my hands. And the ingredients for it are all stuff that you know and trust. Beef tallow, honey, olive oil, essential oils, like stuff you can get behind.

Whereas if you go and you look at some of these synthetic lotions, even the ones that say they're all natural, they have all of these chemicals that you can't even pronounce. And that's not the kind of stuff that I want ending up in my body. And look, everything that you put on your skin ends up in your bloodstream. Multiple studies are now showing that.

Whereas if you go and you look at some of these synthetic lotions, even the ones that say they're all natural, they have all of these chemicals that you can't even pronounce. And that's not the kind of stuff that I want ending up in my body. And look, everything that you put on your skin ends up in your bloodstream. Multiple studies are now showing that.

And so I use Van Man for their moisturizer, for their deodorant, for their lip balm. I use basically all their products. So you'll love it. Go to vanman.shop and use code TAKEOVER10 for 10% off. You won't regret it. So Land and Wheelwright set out to produce polarized materials with their new corporation. Land has the vision and the technical expertise and Wheelwright has some technical knowledge.

And so I use Van Man for their moisturizer, for their deodorant, for their lip balm. I use basically all their products. So you'll love it. Go to vanman.shop and use code TAKEOVER10 for 10% off. You won't regret it. So Land and Wheelwright set out to produce polarized materials with their new corporation. Land has the vision and the technical expertise and Wheelwright has some technical knowledge.

I mean, he was studying physics and was a graduate student at Harvard. So yeah, like he knows physics, but he's not as deep into optics as Land is. He doesn't know as much, but what he does have is a little more business experience and some money. He had come from a wealthy family. His family had actually lost all of their money, but Wheelwright was a savvy businessman.

I mean, he was studying physics and was a graduate student at Harvard. So yeah, like he knows physics, but he's not as deep into optics as Land is. He doesn't know as much, but what he does have is a little more business experience and some money. He had come from a wealthy family. His family had actually lost all of their money, but Wheelwright was a savvy businessman.

He had started a little side hustle himself, and he had a nice little nest egg from it. So they go into business together. The big thing they think they can use it for is on automobile windshields to reduce the glare from other people's headlights. And they also have things in mind like 3D movies and color television. So that's what they have their mind towards.