Ingvar Gudbjornsson farms sheep in the mountains and is driving his flock down to the pens.

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Ingvar Kamprad founded IKEA in 1953 and opened the first store in Almhult, Sweden.

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The company began in 1943 in a small village in Sweden, when its founder, Ingvar Kamprad, was just 17 years old.

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"A great statesman is gone, " said Swedish Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson.

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To illustrate the importance of clear purpose, The Strategist touts Swedish home goods retailer IKEA, founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad when he was 17-years-old.

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In 1951, IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad branched out beyond the basic business of mail-order Christmas tree decorations, ballpoint pens and bird seeds and added a catalog-only furniture business.

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