Why Tesla vs Edison Taught Us Everything We Need to Know About Business

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The rivalry between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla is legendary. It’s the classic tale of genius versus genius, a tale about how the crossroads of art and commerce can lead to riches beyond your wildest dreams or financial ruin. But that’s an oversimplification. These guys were more than yesteryear’s version of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. In truth, both men were technological visionaries and savvy businessmen, but in completely different ways. One was a man who invented and the other was a man who perfected.

So, whereas Nikola Tesla envisioned a future where humans could video call with devices in their pockets, Thomas Edison realized the inventions of others, like a prototype of Silicon Valley. In time, Edison would live on as a synonym for American engineering and entrepreneurism. Tesla, thought, would die penniless living in a hotel, slowly going mad and obsessed with feeding the pigeons. But together they changed the world. And they did it by doing things that anyone could do.

It’s time to learn How History Works as we explore ‘The Business Dos and Don’ts of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla’.

Lesson number. Nurture your talents.

On July 10th, 1856 in what is now modern-day-Croatia, a woman was giving birth during a thunderstorm. The midwife remarked that this dramatic fallacy proved the baby would be a child of darkness. “No”, the mother replied, “he will be a child of light”. She was right. The child would grow up to be a pioneer in electrical lighting: Nikola Tesla.

It’s a good thing that his parents did not discourage him from following his destiny. They did not encourage him to take a laboring job or brush off his interest in scientific experimentation. Everyone knows how much parents worry about ensuring their children have a stable life. Yet far too many people never get to display their talents because their wings are clipped before they leave the nest.