Stories like this are weapons. "This poor guy worked hard and succeeded - therefore everyone can do the same. If you're poor, it's your fault." In reality, only very few can be rich - capitalism is a pyramid scheme.

I really must address the first comment on the tweet from anniehic " that's Capitalism, thats the American Dream, we cant let us be dragged into socialism." She like many Americans are confused about the difference between socialism and communism. This story is great and the "dream" is fantatsic for this guy but sadly the reality is that millions of Americans and incredibly poor, living in conditions that you would expect in the third world. Socialism is about a fairer society for all. You can still have a job and make money but government and your tax dollars support the poorest in society. If you are rich/white/privileged it is easy to not know/care about the shocking poverty in America. Socialism is not the evil Americans think it is , what is wrong with a fair society in which people dont love on the streets,the government helps everybody to get a job and they are supported until they do, nobody goes hungry and healthcare is free for all?

This is a great story that should really be "advertised" as one of those "and THIS is a rare CEO..." or... "great things happen when someone actually listens!"... or "Don't dismiss people because of something petty" - not a "He had guts and worked hard, so he's super successful!!!" - because that takes away ALL the credit from the actually fair CEO... and also lessens the culpability of ALL horrible managers/bosses/CEOs that are currently running MOST companies. If the situation had read (like it does in SO MANY cases) "Janitor has idea, calls CEO's office. They hang up on him thinking it's a prank. He keeps trying, then gets fired for continuously calling"... or .... "Janitor manages to get into CEO office and share idea, which is then marketed without crediting him - lawyers grind him to the ground when he ties to claim" - does that make the man any LESS hardworking or ingenious? No.. no it doesn't... yet he ends up even worse off.

I live in a small European country, where i have my own business for 15 years, i have a small mortgage with my wife for our 4 bedroom apartment with 3 balconies and 1 big terrace, we have 3 cars of german luxury brand, traveling the world, buying what we want, AND we can afford our universale healthcare, free schools, affordable living, because of (what i call) a normal capitalism, where are many things from fair socialsm. So pls f*ck yourself with this stupid trash talks about "dragged into socialsm". You know nothing John Snow, never experienced how the sociaty works. Just look on Germany, or Austria, our North Europe countries, they all have som type of socialsm, almost every Western Europe country have. So pls do your homework and learn something new before you open your stupid mouth to people....

Hen looking in to a shiny surface, you should like the person looking back, so much, because they did the very best, or better. Not everyone takes hard work for granted. Some , notice and understand, to be open and watch for opportunities to be open to all! You never know, who will have the answers you need!

It's true only a few can get rich on ideas or even working hard to do something. Otherwise everyone in America would be rich. The saddest part is most people are like the gold miners and wanting to strike it rich (trump followers). We should work together and help each other. Then everyone can have the American dream, not to live in poverty.

This is Capitalism. Put Socialism into our country and we die as a nation.

The feel-good story is just one of ethnocentrism. Gotcha. Imagine the same story but a White guy saying they need to market their products to White people.