How Rockefeller Built His Trillion Dollar Oil Empire

John D. Rockefeller, the world’s first billionaire and one of the richest figures in history, built his empire, Standard Oil, through ruthless tactics. Dominating industries, crushing competitors, bribing officials, and treating business as warfare, Rockefeller amassed unprecedented wealth and power. His career was marked by fierce rivalries, including clashes with Andrew Carnegie and U.S. Presidents. Born into poverty in 1839, Rockefeller rose to incredible heights, exemplifying both ambition's potential and greed's darker side. Standard Oil's dominance and strategic investments made him the wealthiest man of his time, with his fortune growing even after the company's breakup as stock prices soared. His story is both a testament to entrepreneurial grit and a cautionary tale of unchecked ambition.

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[SimonDesue]

dude that transition to the ad was the best one i have ever seen

[aldusbabuthomas]

Dollar shave club, u better pay this dude a good sum, what a transition 😂😂 right when the audience's attention was most high.

[benitollan]

That transition was way smoother than my cheek after shaving with Dollar Shave Club

[JohnWick-ogds]

Don't be afraid to give up the good in order to achieve great.
- John D. Rockefeller.

[BloodnutXcom]

Dat seemless transition to sponsorships is quite amazing

[KyleLi]

That transition... just leaving this here.

[eisenwerks]

Imagine having a trillion dollars but not being able to order toilet paper from your couch with Alexa.

[James.YouTube]

That transition was the smoothest thing I have ever seen! Besides Jeff Bezos’ head.

[nordi]

What a “smooth criminal” transition from hyper-engagement to ad. Not even Facebook’s ad-targeting can pull that one off the way this guy did. Hats off!!! 💯

[yashbaddi]

Music-10/10
Video-10/10
Editing-10/10
Voice-10/10
Explanatory-10/10
That ad-10/10
Damn this was best

[chimerablack]

That transition at the end was Legendary.

[daniel]

Funny how although Standard Oil had a monopoly, it was the most efficient and cheapest way of extracting oil, transporting it, refining it and distributing it. During this, he paid workers more than the competition and continued innovating. I believe government broke up Standard Oil before there was a legitimate reason for it.

[sweettea]

I laughed so hard at the ad transition. I was expecting to hear something motivational.

[kdot]

You win the ad award of the year. Epic transition.

[MysteriousSamurai]

Time will only tell that this ad transition and promotion was one of the best of its time...If Rockefeller would have seen this ad he would've bought the entire company and add it to his empire.

[johnd.rockefeller]

I appreciate you made a video about me. Everything was spot on.

[tbaiyewu]

this guy just won the gold medal for adverts. Brilliant

[paulandrews]

One thing you didn't mention was that Standard Oil standardized refined products, hence the name. Refined products were all over the map as far as quality and grade, Rockefeller developed the proper grade for Automobiles, for example. The standardization was a big part of his success.

[gustialt]

that ad transition tho.. so funny, nice video as always BC

[vermilin]

I can’t imagine the life this man lived... it must have been quite a story.