1. Steve Jobs Apple Say no to market research and focus groups. "Did Alexander Graham Bell do any market research before he invented the telephone?" 2. Bill Gates Microsoft Find very smart people and create small teams. 3. Fred Smith Fed Ex Always rely on "first-level" managers. 4. Jeff Basos Amazon Take regular mini-retreats. 5. Larry Page and Sergey Brin Google Spare no expense on innovation. 6. Harold Schultz Starbucks Always challenge old ways. 7. Mark Zuckerberg Facebook Embrace paranoia. 8. John Mackey Whole Foods Purpose inspires people. 9. Herb Kelleher Southwest Airlines Make your employees #1. 10. Narayan Murthy Infosys Sacrifice today; cash in tomorrow. In honor of Independence Day, we salute the independent thinkers, the mavericks among us, who dare to "think different," turning concepts into companies and changing the face of business and our experience of our world. The list above recognizes the top 10 entrepreneurs of our time, according to cnn. Source: "The 12 Greatest Entrepreneurs of Our Time,"
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 01:30:47 +0000
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