5 most famous entrepreneurs of all time who are an inspiration for upcoming entrepreneurs.

2. • Entrepreneur is an individual who rather than working as an employee
runs a small business
• Entrepreneur assumes all the risks & rewards of a given business venture,
idea or good or service offered for sale
• Entrepreneur is commonly seen as a business leader & innovator of new
ideas & business processes
INTRODUCTION

4. • An American business magnate, entrepreneur, philanthropist, investor &
computer programmer, Bill Gates is one of the most famous entrepreneurs of
our era
• In 1975, Gates & Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft which became the world's
largest PC software company
• The richest man in the world, Gates has a net worth estimated to be over $79
billion
• Gates showed an interest in computer programming at a very young age
• He spend all of his free time creating programs on the teletype terminal
computer his school had donated
• Gates went on to create Microsoft & develop the Windows operating system
which continues to be enormously popular
• Gates was one of the defining figures of the personal computer revolution
BILL GATES

6. • One of the most influential women at a net worth of $3 billion
• Oprah Winfrey’s success is an amazing modern ‘rags to riches’ story
• Daughter of an unmarried teen who worked as a housemaid, Oprah grew up
in extreme poverty
• Inspite of a rough upbringring, her success story is extremely impressive
• Oprah's first big break was her gig at the local black radio station
• She then worked her way up to bigger radio stations, eventually resulting in her
appearing on television & ultimately starring in the ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’
• Her show created waves among audience around the world
• Oprah is the richest African American of the 21st century
OPRAH WINFREY

8. • Cartoons are a part of every person’s childhood especially the Walt Disney cartoons
• Walt Disney’s hobby of drawing cartoons drove him to become a cartoonist
• He tried getting a job as a newspaper cartoonist but was not successful, he then
ended up working in an art studio where he created ads for newspapers &
magazines
• In time he grew to work on commercials, became fascinated in animation &
ultimately opened his own animation company
• Disney's first original character creation was Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, but it was
officially owned by Universal Pictures as he was working under contract at the time
• After getting a pay cut he walked out on Universal Pictures, he wanted to create a
replacement which bought Mickey Mouse into being
• This American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator,
entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon & philanthropist stands with a net
worth estimated at $5 billion
WALT DISNEY

10. • A list of “famous entrepreneurs” is incomplete without mentioning Steve Jobs
• His family couldn’t handle the financial burden of this college so he had to
drop out of the college
• He unofficially continued to audit classes, living off free meals from the local
Hare Krishna temple & returning Coke bottles for change just to get by
• Jobs eventually formed Apple Computer Company with his childhood friend &
electronics expert Steve Wozniak
• Jobs is often referred as “The Grandfather of the Digital Revolution”
• He has forever changed the consumer electronics industry
• His net worth was over $8.3 billion at the time of this death
• His impact will be felt for many coming digital generations
STEVE JOBS

12. • J.K. Rowling is a name today everyone knows because of her Harry Potter
book series
• She wasn't always gifted with magic
• Fact is that Rowling was at her rope's end before her witches & wizards saved
her
• She was living a struggling life as a single mother before her bestseller cast a
spell on the readers
• Some people believe that Rowling sold her soul to the devil in exchange for the
Harry Potter inspiration?
• People think you're making deals with the devil when you're so successful
• It is estimated net worth of Rowling is $1 billion
• Rumor is that she's also the president of Gringotts Wizarding Bank, although
it's a bit of a secret among the goblins
J.K. ROWLING

13. Thank You
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