约翰·D·洛克菲勒是现代商业史上最富争议的人物之一。一方面,他创建的标准石油公司,在巅峰时期曾垄断全美80%的炼油工业和90%的油管生意。另一方面,洛克菲勒笃信基督教,以他名字命名的基金会,秉承“在全世界造福人类”的宗旨,捐款总额高达5亿美元。这种看似相互冲突的精神状态,使洛克菲勒的创业史在美国早期富豪中颇具代表性:异常冷静、精明,富有远见,凭借独有的魄力和手段,一步步建立起庞大商业帝国。洛克菲勒说:“如果把我剥得一文不名丢在沙漠的中央,只要一行驼队经过——我就可以重建整个王朝。”16岁的洛克菲勒在美国俄亥俄州的一家干货店当职员,每星期赚5美元。19岁,他下海经商,倒卖谷物和肉类。从这时起,洛克菲勒将每一笔收支记录在册,甚至不漏掉一个便士的慈善捐款。经过三年积累,22岁 John D. Rockefeller is one of the most controversial figures in modern business history. On the one hand, the standard oil company he founded owes 80% of the refining industry and 90% of the tubing business in the peak period. On the other hand, Rockefeller believes in Christianity. The foundation named after him, upholding the principle of “bringing benefits to mankind all over the world,” has donated a total of 500 million U.S. dollars. This seemingly conflicting state of mind makes Rockefeller’s entrepreneurial history representative of the early rich in the United States: unusually calm, shrewd, visionary, with a unique drive and means, step by step to establish a huge business empire. Rockefeller said: “If you peel me out in the middle of the desert, as long as a camel team passes - I can rebuild the entire dynasty.” "Rockefeller, a 16-year-old employee at a dry-cleaning store in Ohio, Earn 5 dollars. At the age of 19, he went down to do business, selling grains and meat. From that moment on, Rockefeller recorded every balance of payments, even without missing a penny of charitable donations. After three years of accumulation, 22 years old