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安德鲁·卡内基：安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 235
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
This man Pullman and his career are so thoroughly American that a few words about him will not be out of place. Mr. Pullman was at first a working carpenter, but when Chicago had to be elevated he took a contract on his own account to move or elevate houses for a stipulated sum. Of course he was successful, and from this small beginning he became one of the principal and best-known contractors in that line. If a great hotel was to be raised ten feet without disturbing its hundreds of guests or interfering in any way with its business, Mr. Pullman was the man. He was one of those rare characters who can see the drift of things, and was always to be found, so to speak, swimming in the main current where movement was the fastest. He soon saw, as I did, that the sleeping-car was a positive necessity upon the American continent. He began to construct a few cars at Chicago and to obtain contracts upon the lines centering there.
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普尔曼起初是个木匠，但他能看清大势，总是站在变化最快的主流里。芝加哥需要抬高建筑时，他承包了整体升高房屋的生意，连大酒店也能在不打扰客人的情况下升高十英尺。他很快看出卧铺车厢在美洲是刚需，于是开始在芝加哥造车，并拿下以芝加哥为中心的铁路合同。这说明：真正的机会往往藏在基础设施和人口流动的大趋势里；先从小处接活、积累信誉，再顺着趋势把生意做大，比空等大机会更实际。
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卡内基在自传中回忆美国实业家普尔曼，用他的经历说明抓住时代趋势的重要性。
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你所在的行业里，眼下最明显的“刚需”是什么？你准备怎样从小处切入？
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