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Thomas J. Watson Sr.
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Thomas J. Watson Sr. was an American businessman who served as the chairman and CEO of IBM from 1914 until his death in 1956. He transformed the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company into International Business Machines, building it into a dominant force in punched-card tabulating machines and early computing. He is best known for establishing IBM's corporate culture, its sales organization, and the THINK motto that became synonymous with the company.
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mention·The a16z Show·JULY 8, 2026
“He founded IBM in his 40s. In his 30s, he was convicted by the federal government of antitrust violations for running his previous company, NCR.”
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