This document summarizes the backgrounds and early careers of several famous entrepreneurs. It discusses how Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard but founded Microsoft, how Walt Disney started drawing cartoons and created Mickey Mouse, how Steve Jobs co-founded Apple after dropping out of college, how Hans Christian Andersen grew up poor but became famous for his fairy tales, and how Oprah Winfrey overcame an impoverished childhood and sexual abuse to become a successful talk show host and billionaire.
This document summarizes the backgrounds and early careers of several famous entrepreneurs. It discusses how Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard but founded Microsoft, how Walt Disney started drawing cartoons and created Mickey Mouse, how Steve Jobs co-founded Apple after dropping out of college, how Hans Christian Andersen grew up poor but became famous for his fairy tales, and how Oprah Winfrey overcame an impoverished childhood and sexual abuse to become a successful talk show host and billionaire.
This document summarizes the backgrounds and early careers of several famous entrepreneurs. It discusses how Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard but founded Microsoft, how Walt Disney started drawing cartoons and created Mickey Mouse, how Steve Jobs co-founded Apple after dropping out of college, how Hans Christian Andersen grew up poor but became famous for his fairy tales, and how Oprah Winfrey overcame an impoverished childhood and sexual abuse to become a successful talk show host and billionaire.
This document summarizes the backgrounds and early careers of several famous entrepreneurs. It discusses how Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard but founded Microsoft, how Walt Disney started drawing cartoons and created Mickey Mouse, how Steve Jobs co-founded Apple after dropping out of college, how Hans Christian Andersen grew up poor but became famous for his fairy tales, and how Oprah Winfrey overcame an impoverished childhood and sexual abuse to become a successful talk show host and billionaire.
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Zandueta, Maria Elena S.
Date 02/14/19
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1.) Bill Gates
Competitor Apple may like to poke fun at Microsoft's less-
than-cool image, but Bill Gates is laughing all the way to the bank. This Harvard college drop-out followed his passion for tech from a young age: his first job was as a computer programmer for TRW during his senior year in high school.
Entrepreneur and businessman Bill Gates (born October 28,
1955) and his partner Paul Allenfounded and built the world's largest software business, Microsoft, through technological innovation, keen business strategy and aggressive business tactics. In the process, Gates became one of the richest men in the world. In February 2014, Gates announced that he was stepping down as Microsoft's chairman to focus on charitable work at his foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
2.) Walt Disney
Walt Disney started off as a farm boy drawing cartoon pictures
of his neighbor's horses for fun. When he was older, Walt tried to get a job as a newspaper cartoonist, but was unable to find one and ended up working in an art studio where he created ads for newspapers and magazines. Eventually he grew to work on commercials, became interested in animation, and eventually opened his own animation company.
Disney's first original character creation was Oswald the
Lucky Rabbit, but it was officially owned by Universal Pictures because he was working under contract at the time. When Walt walked out on Universal Pictures after getting a pay cut, he needed to create a replacement, which is how Mickey Mouse came into being. Disney was wildly successful with his animation company, but he wasn't satisfied. He was determined to make the biggest and greatest theme park ever seen, saying to a colleague, "I want it to look like nothing else in the world.
3.) Steve Jobs
You can't really make a self-respecting "famous entrepreneurs"
list without throwing in Steve Jobs. Jobs dropped out of college because his family couldn't handle the financial burden of his education. He unofficially continued to audit classes, living off free meals from the local Hare Krishna temple and returning Coke bottles for change just to get by. Jobs credited the calligraphy class he stopped in on as his inspiration for the Mac's revolutionary typefaces and font design.
Jobs went on to have an unbelievable career, eventually
forming the Apple Computer Company with his childhood friend and electronics expert Steve Wozniak. Often referred to as "The Grandfather of the Digital Revolution," Jobs forever changed the consumer electronics industry. At the time of his death, his net worth was over $8.3 billion, and his influence will be felt for many digital generations to come.
4.) Hans Christian Anderson
Anderson grew up poor, but set off alone to Copenhagen at
14 when a fortuneteller told him that although he would suffer early on, eventually he would become famous. Those predictions came true, as Anderson first tried and failed to become actor and singer. Seeing something special in Anderson, the director of the Royal Danish Theater took him under his wing and attended to his education. Anderson was teased terribly at school and harassed by students and a hateful headmaster, and he considered those some of the darkest days of his life. After leaving school, Anderson began to publish his writing. His fairy tales became immensely popular and eventually earned him the fame he was promised as a child. He never forgot his initial poverty-- The Little Match Girl was inspired by how his mother was forced to go begging in the streets as a young girl. Today Hans Christian Anderson is still beloved, known for rich fairy tales, many of which have inspired Disney animation classics (which, it should be noted, have much happier endings than the original tales). 5.) Oprah Winfrey
I think Oprah Winfrey has one of the most amazing modern
rags-to-riches stories of all time. As you're probably well aware, Oprah is the richest African American of the 21st century, and with a net worth of over $3 billion, she is regarded as arguably the most influential woman in the world. Her incredible success is all the more impressive considering her rough upbringing. The daughter of an unmarried teen who worked as a housemaid, Oprah grew up in extreme poverty. Her family was so poor that, as a child, Oprah was teased at school for wearing dresses made of potato sacks. She also was the victim of sexual abuse at the hands of family members, which she discussed with TV viewers during a special episode of her show.
Oprah's first big break was her gig at the local black radio station. Stations managers were impressed with her oration and passion, leading Oprah to work her way up the ranks to bigger radio stations, eventually resulting in her appearing on TV as well. References:
