Top 10 Entrepreneurs:

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Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs was the chairman, CEO, and co-founder of Apple Inc. which currently
has a net worth of over 1 Trillion dollars. Steve Jobs' vision of a "computer for the
rest of us" sparked the PC revolution and made Apple an icon of American
business. Few will disagree that Jobs did indeed impede Apple's growth, yet
without him, the company lost its sense of direction and pioneering spirit. After
nearly 10 years of plummeting sales, Apple turned to its visionary founder for help,
and a little older and wiser Jobs engineered one of the most amazing turnarounds
of the 20th century.
He was also the chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar, who owned $4.47
billion of Disney's stock when he passed away.

Mark Zuckerburg
Mark Zuckerburg, the founder of Facebook along with his roommates, a company
that started as an application to match names along with the pictures of his
classmates now stands as one of the biggest companies till date. Having 2.5
billion monthly active users, the company started in 2004. With his innovative and
visionary approach, he has become the world’s youngest self-made billionaire
with an approximated net worth of US $ 4 billion (Mezrich, 2010). For attaining
success he undertakes:
Market and Customer Research
Service and Product Innovation
Team Building
Finding & Managing Resources
Leadership
All these aspects were also undertaken by Mark Zuckerberg for the creation of
Facebook and for accomplishing his dreams.
Peter Jones
Peter David Jones, CBE (born 18 March 1966) is a British entrepreneur,
businessman and reality television personality with interests in mobile phones,
television, media, leisure, retail, and property.
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the
2009 New Year Honours. A profile in the Sunday Times Rich List 2013 estimated
his wealth at GB£475 million.
He set up a business in which he made personal computers under his own brand
when he was only 16 years old. However, he lost £200,000 after deciding to sell it
to IBM. In his mid-twenties, he opened a cocktail bar in Windsor based on the
Tom Cruise film Cocktail.
After Siemens acquisition, he set up his next venture Phones International Group
in April 1998.
In the summer of 2005, Jones, together with Theo Paphitis, a fellow panelist on
Dragons' Den, bought gift experience company Red Letter Days from another
fellow panelist Rachel Elnaugh, under whose ownership it had collapsed.
In 2009, Jones founded the Peter Jones Enterprise Academy (PJEA, formerly
NEA) to teach entrepreneurial capabilities within the UK.

Steve Case
Stephen McConnell Case is an American entrepreneur, investor, and
businessman best known as the former chief executive officer and chairman of
America Online.
With a net worth of 1.4 Billion dollars, Steve Case co-founded the investment firm
Revolution, which has invested in over 50 companies.
Revolution has also invested in restaurant chain Sweetgreen, fantasy sports firm
DraftKings and wine retailer Vinfolio.
In 1985 Case helped found Quantum Computer Services. He became CEO in
1991 and changed its name to America Online (AOL).
AOL merged with Time Warner in 2001 in a $164 billion deal that was eventually
deemed one of the worst mergers in history.
On October 28th 2019 Steve Case launched a second $150 million ‘Rise of the
rest’ fund to back Entrepreneurs across the US.

Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt'' Disney was an American entrepreneur, illustrator, artist, voice
entertainer, and filmmaker. As a conspicuous figure inside the American liveliness
industry and all through the world, he is viewed as a social symbol, known for his
impact and commitments to diversion during the twentieth century. As a
Hollywood business investor, he and his sibling Roy O. Disney-established The
Walt Disney Company.
Walt Disney continues his success for another 34 years before his death they left
behind a legacy which is now called the Walt Disney Co.
In 2019, the Walt Disney Company held assets worth a total of over 193.98 billion
U.S. dollars. In the same year, the company generated global revenue of 69.57
billion U.S. dollars, marking the highest figure to-date

Thomas Alva Edison

Thomas Edison, a leader of American innovation, was responsible for developing

many modern devices. He rose from humble beginnings to work as an inventor of
major technology. He created the first organized industrial research laboratory
where he and a team of scientists and innovators brought to life home electricity.
He is credited with inventions such as the first practical incandescent light bulb
and the phonography. He held over 1,000 patents for his inventions.
By the time he died, Edison was one of the most well-known and respected
Americans in the world. He had been at the forefront of America’s first
technological revolution and set the stage for the modern electric world.

Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein is a founder of Calvin Klein Ltd. He studied fashion in New York City
and apprenticed for a suit manufacturer. In 1968, he and Barry Schwartz opened
their own company, with Schwartz running the business side of things and Klein
responsible for design and artistic vision. The label was initially recognized for
suits and coats, but Klein's sportswear line became popular as well. He received
three Coty Awards for womenswear and the business eventually expanded to
include menswear, jeans, cosmetics, fragrances, and home collections.
When he won his first of three Coty American Fashion Critics' Awards in 1973, he
became the youngest designer ever to receive the honor. Two years later, he
became the youngest designer ever voted into the organization's Hall of Fame.

Michael Newton

Michael Newton founded DM in 1982, and the company is now a global giant in
the multi-channel digital video recorder market. In the year to June 2003, AD
Holdings made £25.2m on £72.5m in sales.
“Michael Newton is set to be the first CCTV billionaire,” the judges said. In 1985
he invented a multi-channel CCTV recorder, which was an instant hit. He didn’t
listen when doubters said that remote viewing of CCTV over ISDN lines would not
take off. That is now the fastest-growing part of his business. In April last year AD
Holdings topped the Deloitte Indy 100 Awards for the UK’s fastest-growing
companies, with a compound growth rate of 170 percent over the previous four
years, which judges described as “extraordinary and sustained growth”.
Newton is also a long-term motor racing enthusiast and participant, having been
involved in the sport as a driver since 1985. He has driven in the world-famous Le
Mans 24 Hour race and finished in the top four of The champion of Oulton
Formula Ford 1600 series from 1995 to 1997.

Michael S. Dell
Michael S. Dell, founder Dell. When one talks about computer hardware
manufacturers, Dell is often one of the most commonly cited ones. Known for
robust hardware, the company, founded in 1984 by Michael Dell, was one of the
world’s leading computer technology companies. In September 2016, Dell
merged with EMC Corporation to form Dell Technologies, a multinational IT
corporation that earned $61.6 billion in revenue in 2017.
When it comes to building a brand from the ground up, few have a legacy as rich
as that of Dell Founder Michael Dell. Forbes estimated his net worth to be around
$20.8 billion in February 2017, and he was Inc.’s ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ in
1990, at the young age of 24. Over a lifetime building one the world’s top
computing companies, Michael has experienced failure and success up-close
and become an inspiration to entrepreneurs around the world.

Ritesh Aggarwal ( OYO ROOMS founder)

“Looking for a stay?? Then search Oyo rooms!!..” today it is hardly possible that no
one ever heard or searched for Oyo rooms.. Providing best class amenities and
affordable stay proposal, OYO has successfully set up it’s presence all over. Either
be it tourist, traveler or non traveler, every mind once go for OYO if they are
planning for outing, the founder of OYO has make it possible for the wheel to cross
every street of nation as well as covering the globe also by his tremendous efforts
and hard-works