Bernie Marcus was fired from his job in 1978, then built Home Depot and an $11 billion fortune
- Posted on August 16, 2026
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Bernie Marcus was fired from his job in 1978, then built Home Depot and an $11 billion fortune
Bernie Marcus was fired from Handy Dan in 1978, a setback that helped push him toward cofounding Home Depot and building an $11 billion fortune. Now, decades later, his foundation is putting nearly $30 million into stem cell research for heart attack recovery, carrying forward the medical dream he could not pursue as a young man.
