How long does it take to create an overnight success?

How long does it take to create an overnight success? For Fred Smith, the first FedEx overnight package actually took eleven years to deliver…

In 1962, Fred wrote a paper for his economics class on the idea of an overnight delivery service. His professor gave him a ‘C’, saying “The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a ‘C’, the idea must be feasible.”

Not ready to give up on the idea, when Fred was sent to Vietnam as a Marine, he studied the Air Force’s lo...