10 Entrepreneurs and their contribution to the world of Technology

Believe it or not- entrepreneurs introduce us to nifty products and services we use with or without any intent. The brainbox behind an offering comes from an entrepreneur willing to devise a problem-solving product. Thus, entrepreneurship is a prolonged and tedious endeavor.

Tech entrepreneurs make tech businesses more electrifying.  Their discoveries and novelty have transformed all spheres. Reading and knowing more about entrepreneurs can spice you up to take entrepreneurship passionately.

Acquire knowledge from industry experts and gain insights into the contributions to the tech world made by top 10 entrepreneurs as you scroll down:

Elon Musk:

Elon Musk, CEO and co-founder at Tesla, is a renowned entrepreneur leaving trails across the globe. Tesla aims at the transition of the world into a sustainable energy future. Elon is also the co-founder, CEO, and lead designer at Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), whose mission is to build a self-sustaining city on Mars.

Various other ventures under Tesla’s umbrella are Neuralink, The Boring Company, SolarCity and Open AI, and more. He’s a well-known co-founder of PayPal. 

Testa envisions a future of multi-planetary life through the judicious use of sustainable energy production and consumption. Thus, addressing rising global warming concerns.

Steve Jobs:

 Steven Paul Jobs along with Steve Wozniak has founded Apple computers.  Apple developed several revolutionary innovations under the direction of Steve. Even today, it continues to do so.

Steve Jobs (CEO and chairman of Apple) was an American inventor, designer, and entrepreneur. Apple’s innovative products, including iPod, iPhone, and iPad- are looked up as talking for modern technology evolvement.

Steve had acquired an animation company from George Lucas- which afterward became Pixar Animation Studios.

Steve started a new hardware and software company named- NeXT, Inc. upon quitting Apple in 1985. The brilliant products of Steve (like the iMac, iPad, iPhone), powerful marketing campaigns, and chic models earned the attention of customers back in 1997.

Evan Spiegel:

 The mind behind the most popular app Snapchat among teenagers today is Evan Spiegel. Evan created the famous social media company- Snap Inc. along with his two university fellows- Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown. Much of the youth out there simply love using this image messaging and multimedia mobile app.

Evan stands among the top three self-made billionaires in the world under the age of 30. His big success is an inspiring tale for those who are privileged with all but who want to have their own identity.

Daniel Ek:

Daniel Ek is a Sweden entrepreneur and technologist. Daniel (co-founder and CEO of Spotify) with his business partner Martin Lorentzon launched the company in 2008.

Spotify intended to move people who illegally downloaded music to those who were still able to listen and enjoy all the songs they wanted without any budget changes. Spotify has more than 180 million users, 87 million inclusive of paid subscribers.

Daniel has newly joined the tech world’s billionaire clan just at the age of 23.

Ginni Rometty:

Ginni Rometty IBM’s current chair, president, and CEO, she’s also the company’s first female. Initially, Ginni worked at General Motors. Two years later, she stepped into IBM in 1981 as a systems engineer and later undertook roles in engineering, sales, research, and finance.

For over 21 years, IBM had declining revenues. Ever since Ginni has tabs on the company, it’s evident IBM has had the best earnings. Ginni after becoming IBM’s CEO whoppingly focused on analytics, cloud computing, and cognitive computing systems.

Brian Chesky:

Brian Joseph Chesky is an American Internet billionaire entrepreneur. He co-founded Airbnb, a peer-to-peer lodging service, and has been named one of 2015’s – “100 Most Influential People “.

Airbnb was unleashed in 2007 by Brian Chesky. Airbnb serves as a popular online service to book travel accommodations. The penniless state of Brian and his roommates sparked the idea to rent their apartment. Consequently, this forged the business model for Airbnb.

Chesky made his name in the Forbes list of America’s Richest Entrepreneurs too.

Travis Kalanick:

Travis is the former CEO of Uber launched the company as a startup in San Francisco. He also co-founded Scour and Red Swoosh.

Initially, Uber started with 3 cars for hire. Later, after three years, it expanded its operations overseas to 66 countries and over 360 cities. Kalanick held the CEO position at uber from 2010-2017. In 2017, after controversy over the alleged unethical culture and allegations of sexual harassment, Travis resigned from Uber.

Kalanick consolidated the power of smartphone technology, cloud computing, and geolocation. He ranks 238th on Forbes ‘ 400th list of wealthiest Americans with a net worth of $3.1 billion.

Jack Dorsey:

Jack Patrick Dorsey, co-founder, and CEO of Twitter is an American computer programmer and internet entrepreneur. He’s as well as the founder and CEO of Square- a mobile payment company.

Twitter was launched in 2006 and had successfully attracted more than 105 million users by 2010. In the example of other prominent entrepreneurs, including Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg, Dorsey dropped out of university before graduating.

Dorsey was a certified masseur and pursued interests in fashion design, before drifting to the tech world

Jeff Bezos:

In 1994, Jeff Bezos founded the Amazon e-commerce empire out of his garage in Seattle. Amazon is a one-stop-shop for all kids, youngsters, and adults.

Bezos never failed on slipping any opportunity. He owns The Washington Post and the aerospace company Blue Origin, which is constructing a commercial rocket. Witnessing the growing statistics of internet users, he launched Amazon for easy access, making his customers happy around the world.

The company pioneered as an online bookstore and has since progressed to include a wide array of other e-commerce products and services, including audio and video streaming, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence.

Susan Wojcicki:

 Following February 2014, Susan Wojcicki has been the CEO of the video-sharing website YouTube. She worked in Google’s founding years and became its first marketing manager in 1999. Her first biggest triumph got spread in 2000, with AdWords’ debut.

Recognizing the success of YouTube, Wojcicki proposed the acquisition of YouTube by Google in 2006. Wojcicki proposed to acquire YouTube by Google in 2006 on realizing the megahit of YouTube.  Wojcicki has an approximated net worth of $500 million.

All these entrepreneurs marked their presence across the globe through modernism and innovativeness. Streamlining with technology shifts and trends is a must-have skill for tech entrepreneurs. Otherwise, they would lose their customers and market position. Early on, these tech entrepreneurs and their giants identified customer problem areas to develop ultra-directed solutions outperforming customer expectations. Innovation and technology cumulatively mend entrepreneurs’ accomplishments and affluence.

 AUTHOR BIO

Abhyank Srinet holds a Masters in Management degree from ESCP Europe & has an engineering degree with a specialization in Instrumentation & Control. His interest in the digital landscape motivated him to create an online start-up for Masters in Management application consulting (MiM-Essay), focused on spreading quality information about the MiM degree & performing application consulting services for clients. He is the chief consultant of the company and takes care of the Business Development and Digital Marketing side of the company.

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