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 Jeff Bezos, Amazon– Jeff Bezos is a
 pioneer in world of internet commerce, and
  was instrumental in defining this space that
  is now defining many aspects of the internet
  world. It is Jeff Bezos who innovated the
  concept of ―predictive analytics‖–
  recommending products to customers based
  on search history and buying habits. Whether
  you like the concept or you hate it, the idea
  has made online commerce more profit rich
  and efficient, and is making online shopping
  a better experience for consumers
  throughout the world.
   Anne Mulcahy, Xerox – Anne turned things around
    when her company faced a financial crisis. Yes, I
    can directly relate. You can read about some of my
    adventures at Fishbowl here. Anne never aspired to
    the role of CEO, but neither did she shy away from
    the opportunity to lead when elected by the board
    of Xerox in 2001. During her tenure she was
    required to reduce the company’s workforce by
    30% and later eliminated the entire desktop
    portion of Xerox. For her courageous execution in
    the face of adversity Chief Executive Magazine
    named her CEO of the Year in 2008 and U.S. News
    & World Report named her one of America’s
    Best Leaders.Forbes acknowledged Anne as one of
    the world’s most influential women in 2005 and
    2009.
 Brad Smith, Intuit – Intuit is one of the
 world’s largest and most successful financial
 software companies. It is the maker of the
 QuickBooks accounting software we have
 integrated with our Fishbowl
 Inventory software. Even as a company of
 nearly $4B in revenue with a market cap of
 approximately $16.5B, Intuit continues to
 operate like a collection of startups. Brad
 has fostered a culture where nearly 8,000
 employees are allowed to take risks and to
 grow by learning from success and failure.
 Howard   Schultz, Starbucks – From his
 upbringing in a poor family in the Bronx to an
 athletic scholarship and eventually the head
 ofStarbucks,     Howard     Schultz    is    a
 consummate example of courage, hard work,
 and the ability to achieve the American
 dream. Even in the glow of his own
 successes, Howard is also interested in
 investing in others’ success and continues to
 invest actively in other business ventures,
 such as eBay.
 LarryPage, Google – Larry Page is another
 example of a businessperson who can
 persevere any challenge. Larry and his
 company have faced much criticism and
 received ample praise over the years for his
 company’s actions. But in the midst of the
 storm, he has never let what others think
 sway him from pursuing the course for his
 company that he considers the best.
    Tim Cook, Apple – Steve Jobs is a hard act
    to follow, but thus far, Tim Cook is doing a
    tremendous job. Rather than attempt to
    match the consumer-facing innovations
    Steve Jobs had been known for, Tim Cook is
    forging into the future with his own new
    advances, such as Apple’s newestinnovative
    inventory management techniques
     Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo – Indra Nooyi, another
    of Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women, has not
    only led her company to record financial results
    but is making strides to move PepsiCo in a
    healthier direction, leading the courageous
    charge to shed traditional fast food properties
    and to replace them with initiatives to supply
    healthier foods. She is deeply caring and
    committed as a senior executive. She is a fun-
    loving executive as well—she played lead guitar
    for an all-woman rock band in college, loved to
    play cricket, and is known to sing karaoke and
    perform at corporate gatherings to this day. Yes,
    I have been known to relate to her fun-loving
    spirit as a senior executive as well.
 Warren  Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway – He is
 a deeply conservative trader during the
 times that everyone around him is moving
 from one extreme to the other to the tune
 of huge losses and gains. Warren Buffett is a
 perfect example of patience, proving that
 slow and steady generally wins the business
 race. (Although I continue to press my own
 desire to spur Fishbowl’s inventory software
 business to race!)
 SirRichard Branson, Virgin Group – Anyone
 who owns more than 400 companies and is
 worth billions of dollars is clearly doing
 many things right. I admire Richard
 Branson’s tenacity, and I admire his personal
 brand—so much so, that when my paired
 leadership partner, Mary Michelle Scott, and
 I recently traveled to Australia with several
 of our team in our launch of Fishbowl
 Australia, we made the effort and kept the
 commitment to fly with Virgin Airlines every
 step of the way.
   Rupert Murdoch, News Corporation – Rupert
    Murdoch is a self-made and hard driven
    Australia-born head of an American publishing
    dynasty, as the founder, chairman and CEO of
    News Corporation. He continues to work
    unbelievably hard at an age when most would
    have retired long ago. In the midst of accusation
    and scandal he’s needed to find new strength to
    face the accusation of bribery, corruption and
    hacking by subsidiary firms. This news is still
    breaking, as Rupert resigns from the boards of
    several of the subsidiary companies involved.
    Regardless of the outcome, the work ethic and
    sheer tenacity Rupert Murdoch has shown in the
    face of adversity continues to serve as an
    example to all.
 The Company Amazon which is on first is
 because today it is famous and majority now
 uses it and now can do shopping easily.
The Company News Corporation is on tenth
 because now there are many news
 corporation, it does not matter if there is a
 big one.
Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon

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Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon

  • 1.
  • 2.  Jeff Bezos, Amazon– Jeff Bezos is a  pioneer in world of internet commerce, and was instrumental in defining this space that is now defining many aspects of the internet world. It is Jeff Bezos who innovated the concept of ―predictive analytics‖– recommending products to customers based on search history and buying habits. Whether you like the concept or you hate it, the idea has made online commerce more profit rich and efficient, and is making online shopping a better experience for consumers throughout the world.
  • 3. Anne Mulcahy, Xerox – Anne turned things around when her company faced a financial crisis. Yes, I can directly relate. You can read about some of my adventures at Fishbowl here. Anne never aspired to the role of CEO, but neither did she shy away from the opportunity to lead when elected by the board of Xerox in 2001. During her tenure she was required to reduce the company’s workforce by 30% and later eliminated the entire desktop portion of Xerox. For her courageous execution in the face of adversity Chief Executive Magazine named her CEO of the Year in 2008 and U.S. News & World Report named her one of America’s Best Leaders.Forbes acknowledged Anne as one of the world’s most influential women in 2005 and 2009.
  • 4.  Brad Smith, Intuit – Intuit is one of the world’s largest and most successful financial software companies. It is the maker of the QuickBooks accounting software we have integrated with our Fishbowl Inventory software. Even as a company of nearly $4B in revenue with a market cap of approximately $16.5B, Intuit continues to operate like a collection of startups. Brad has fostered a culture where nearly 8,000 employees are allowed to take risks and to grow by learning from success and failure.
  • 5.  Howard Schultz, Starbucks – From his upbringing in a poor family in the Bronx to an athletic scholarship and eventually the head ofStarbucks, Howard Schultz is a consummate example of courage, hard work, and the ability to achieve the American dream. Even in the glow of his own successes, Howard is also interested in investing in others’ success and continues to invest actively in other business ventures, such as eBay.
  • 6.  LarryPage, Google – Larry Page is another example of a businessperson who can persevere any challenge. Larry and his company have faced much criticism and received ample praise over the years for his company’s actions. But in the midst of the storm, he has never let what others think sway him from pursuing the course for his company that he considers the best.
  • 7. Tim Cook, Apple – Steve Jobs is a hard act to follow, but thus far, Tim Cook is doing a tremendous job. Rather than attempt to match the consumer-facing innovations Steve Jobs had been known for, Tim Cook is forging into the future with his own new advances, such as Apple’s newestinnovative inventory management techniques
  • 8. Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo – Indra Nooyi, another of Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women, has not only led her company to record financial results but is making strides to move PepsiCo in a healthier direction, leading the courageous charge to shed traditional fast food properties and to replace them with initiatives to supply healthier foods. She is deeply caring and committed as a senior executive. She is a fun- loving executive as well—she played lead guitar for an all-woman rock band in college, loved to play cricket, and is known to sing karaoke and perform at corporate gatherings to this day. Yes, I have been known to relate to her fun-loving spirit as a senior executive as well.
  • 9.  Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway – He is a deeply conservative trader during the times that everyone around him is moving from one extreme to the other to the tune of huge losses and gains. Warren Buffett is a perfect example of patience, proving that slow and steady generally wins the business race. (Although I continue to press my own desire to spur Fishbowl’s inventory software business to race!)
  • 10.  SirRichard Branson, Virgin Group – Anyone who owns more than 400 companies and is worth billions of dollars is clearly doing many things right. I admire Richard Branson’s tenacity, and I admire his personal brand—so much so, that when my paired leadership partner, Mary Michelle Scott, and I recently traveled to Australia with several of our team in our launch of Fishbowl Australia, we made the effort and kept the commitment to fly with Virgin Airlines every step of the way.
  • 11. Rupert Murdoch, News Corporation – Rupert Murdoch is a self-made and hard driven Australia-born head of an American publishing dynasty, as the founder, chairman and CEO of News Corporation. He continues to work unbelievably hard at an age when most would have retired long ago. In the midst of accusation and scandal he’s needed to find new strength to face the accusation of bribery, corruption and hacking by subsidiary firms. This news is still breaking, as Rupert resigns from the boards of several of the subsidiary companies involved. Regardless of the outcome, the work ethic and sheer tenacity Rupert Murdoch has shown in the face of adversity continues to serve as an example to all.
  • 12.  The Company Amazon which is on first is because today it is famous and majority now uses it and now can do shopping easily. The Company News Corporation is on tenth because now there are many news corporation, it does not matter if there is a big one.