Famous entrepreneurs and their storiesWe all know of these famous entrepreneurs - people who through their wealth and business success became famous. Just think of the likes of
John D. Rockefeller
or
Richard Branson.
Moguls and tycoons, they are people that had built empires from their businesses and thrived. They are the envy of the common folk, but as per the definition of entrepreneur: they take great risk for the potential of great reward. This section of my site is dedicated to these famous entrepreneurs who were not necessarily born great, but achieved greatness through their business savvy and the indomitable entrepreneurial spirit. They are a financial inspiration for the rest of us and by studying their lives and methods we might learn valuable lessons regarding wealth and success. Whether they achieved their wealth through oil like John D. Rockefeller or computer software like, currently one of the most famous entrepreneurs, Bill Gates , they all had their fair share of trials and tribulations that they needed to overcome. Valuable insights can be learned from their struggles and how they overcame it. Do they see the world in the same way that we do or is there something radically different? We can glean insights from their books or the books about them. These famous entrepreneurs may have something valuable to teach us and we have the opportunity to learn by studying them and their history. In all this we need to remember that they are only humans and they have their own faults and weakness. How they overcome these are what is important to me and the other entrepreneurs out there. It is mostly their businesses that made these men and women famous. But some of them achieve fame by other means, whether through entertainment like Oprah Winfrey or through their flamboyant lifestyle like Aristotle Onassis. Whichever means they use or have used, they are custodians of great wealth and with that great wealth come problems that we can only imagine: the extra security needed, the loss of privacy or fights over inheritance. Some have overcome all obstacles and founded dynasties - wealth to last generations. And then there are the heirs - the inheritors of great wealth, who either spend it all recklessly or have to climb out of the giant footsteps of their forbearers and walk their own path - great challenges in their own right. These men and women are well known and their fame (or infamy) is indisputable. I set out to learn as much as I can about each and every one of them and then to use their methods and techniques in my own life as entrepreneur and my struggle for financial freedom. The sheer size of the achievements of these famous entrepreneurs is inspiring to me and maybe you and I may be fortunate enough to learn something from these great men and women. All these famous men and women share the same spirit - the Spirit of the Entrepreneur. Find below a list of links to the famous entrepreneurs studied:
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