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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 165
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
Returned to London, Phipps reported the result of his voyage to the Admiralty, who professed to be pleased with his exertions; but he had been unsuccessful, and they would not entrust him with another king’s ship. James II. was now on the throne, and the Government was in trouble; so Phipps and his golden project appealed to them in vain. He next tried to raise the requisite means by a public subscription. At first he was laughed at; but his ceaseless importunity at length prevailed, and after four years’ dinning of his project into the ears of the great and influential—during which time he lived in poverty—he at length succeeded. A company was formed in twenty shares, the Duke of Albermarle, son of General Monk, taking the chief interest in it, and subscribing the principal part of the necessary fund for the prosecution of the enterprise.
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定位：Excerpt 165 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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核心是：菲普斯第一次官方探险失败后，政府不再给船，他转而向公众募资，被嘲笑四年仍不放弃，终于组成股份公司。他回伦敦向海军部汇报，官员表面赞许他的努力，但因为他没成功，不肯再给国王的船。此时詹姆斯二世登基，政府正陷麻烦，菲普斯和他的黄金计划求助无门。他改向公众认购筹资，起初被人取笑，但他不停上门游说，把计划灌进权贵耳朵里，过了四年贫困生活，终于成功。公司分二十股，将军蒙克之子阿尔伯马尔公爵兴趣最大，认购了大部分所需资金。这里讲的是：当体制内渠道关闭，能否转向市场，并用长期坚持把嘲笑变成投资。
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菲普斯第一次寻宝失败后，在伦敦转向民间集资，历时四年才组成公司。
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你被一个渠道拒绝后，有没有试过换一个渠道，并坚持到别人认真听？
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