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For those entrepreneurs who understand it isn't the product but the pitch, Joe Ades may just be your new hero. The famed Park Avenue pitchman who honed his street selling skills in his native London. The strangest thing he's ever sold, he says, was Christmas trees in February. He taught his daughter how to sell children's books to put herself through school. Joe passed away in 2009, but there's still plenty of lessons to take from his story. One is his mantra that you should never underestimate a small amount of money. He built a fortune on a product that sells for just $5.