1. Bill Gates
Bill Gates is predominately touted as an example of the potential for entrepreneurs and who better than the guy who started his own company, built an industry giant, and amassed the largest personal net worth. The Wall Street Journal’s write up about Gates for Breakaway list his most significant attribute by stating he “refuses to be complacent” (Breakaway, 1999). His refusal to be complacent resonates with his ambitious and achievement-oriented character.
2. Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, is another highly regarded entrepreneur whose independence and singular-focus have propelled his company through the Dot Com crash and on to being a highly profitable online retailer. Bezos’s singular-focus and independence is summed by Joshua Quittner who wrote, “Bezos, naturally enough, is unmoved by the nay saying…” (Quittner, 1999). Bezos maintains inherent characteristics to resist what may de-motivate other businessmen.
3. Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs – “an obsessive perfectionist who insists on having total control over the most minute product details” (Burrows, Green, & Grover, 2006) – is a versatile entrepreneur with a singular-focus on achievement. His obsessive nature is the evidence of his singular-focus, being a perfectionist is evidence of his self-driven characteristic, and taking control over minute details of a product while being the CEO of a major corporation is evidence of his versatility. Steve Jobs is the focused, driven, and versatile entrepreneur behind the success Apple.
References
Breakaway (A Special Report): 20th Century Legacy - Bill Gates: the PC everywhere. Wall Street Journal. New York: November 29, 1999. P. 16.
Burrows, P., Green, H., & Grover, R. Steve’ Jobs Magic Kingdom. Business Week. New York: February 6, 2006, Iss. 3970, P. 62.
Quittner, J. An Eye on the Future. Time. New York: December 27, 1999. Vol. 154, Iss. 26. P. 56. 10 Pgs.
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