Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple and a major stakeholder in Pixar, was born on 24 February 1955 in San Francisco, California. His biological parents were Joanne Schieble and Abdul fattah Jandali, but there was a problem — both were unmarried and young. So they decided to set Jobs up for adoption. Later, he was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs. His adoptive father was a mechanic, and together with him, Jobs realized the art of dismantling and rearranging — he learned to take apart old radios, televisions, and car engines.

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During his school years, he was naughty, pulling pranks and questioning authority — not that different from now, not gonna lie. But he was not a downright delinquent; he showed flashes of great brilliance in subjects like mathematics and electronics. As a teenager, Jobs was often seen hanging around the office of HP, attending lectures and talking to high-paying and knowledgeable engineers. This was where he met Steve Wozniak, a person similar to himself, sharing the same love for efficient tech and mischief.

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After dragging himself through high school, he attended Reed College, but after six months, he decided that formal education was not his thing. Even though he dropped out, he continued to attend lectures on subjects that interested him — one of them being calligraphy.

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In 1974, Jobs got a job at Atari Games. His coworkers and colleagues thought he was brilliant and a genius, but they all felt that he was abrasive and egotistical — in a good way. They gave him night shifts to conserve peace and prevent hell from breaking out. Around this time, he became interested in spirituality and Eastern philosophy and finally escaped into the calmness of meditation. With his savings from Atari, he flew to India to meet spiritual trainers and meditate.

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His trip to India calmed his aggressive side; he became thinner and more reflective but still had that same kind of devilish ambition burning bright. He fell into meditation and achieved his love for simplicity — a trait that later added to his legendary creations.

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He later came back to California and reconnected with Wozniak. Together, they started tinkering, creating circuit boards, and hacking personal phones for fun (apparently ethical hacking).

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A little while later, they created the Apple I — and the rest is history.

He was born on May 19, 1984, in White Plains, New York. He grew up in Dobbs Ferry, a quiet old town just north of New York. His father, Edward Zuckerberg, was a dentist, and his mother, Karen, was a psychiatrist. He was raised with his three sisters.

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He was an extraordinary kid from the very beginning — he always stood out. While other kids were trying to learn how to ride bikes and speak properly, he was immensely interested in computers. His father’s dental office had a big beige one in the corner, and every day Zuckerberg spent hours clicking, typing, and breaking things to see if he could repair them again.

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By the time he was 12, he had created his first system, ZuckNet — a program where Zuckerberg’s and his father’s computers could talk to each other no matter the time or place. Truly genius. It was like an early prototype of Messenger, years before the original one was created.

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His parents saw his talent and hired a private IT tutor for him. But the tutor later quit, saying that Zuckerberg was two steps ahead of him. When he was not coding, he would be reading — everything from Egyptian texts to science fiction.

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At Ardsley High School, and later Phillips Exeter Academy, an elite boarding school, Mark's skills exploded; he excelled in science, math, and literature. But his skills outside of school defined him — his friends would explain an idea to him, and within the next day, Zuckerberg would have made it a reality through simple software.

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One of his early creations was Synapse, a music streaming app that used AI to give listeners the type of music they would enjoy based on what they usually heard. Microsoft saw the potential and tried to buy it, even offering Zuckerberg a job while he was still a teenager. Zuckerberg refused, though.

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Even as a teenager, Mark’s only goals were efficiency and productivity. He was known for wearing simple clothing, working long hours, and letting go of all the things he didn’t care about. His friends even said that he could sit in front of a computer for hours straight, moving nothing but his eyes and arms — his brain running faster than any car any company could make.

In 2002, he enrolled at Harvard University, studying psychology and computer science — a combo that defined his nature.

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In college, he was known as “the man who could build anything.” If someone needed a fix, a program, or a hack — he was the man. He built CourseMatch, which selected suitable courses for individuals. He also created FaceMash, a website that took photos of students and compared who was prettier.

He nearly got expelled for it — but it revealed something powerful: people loved connecting, comparing, and sharing themselves online.

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This created the face of the book we know today!

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Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington. From an early age, he was obsessed with logic and puzzles — the kind of kid who would much rather read the encyclopaedia  than go cycling or play outside. His parents were both knowledgeable and encouraged his activities.

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In high school, Gates formed a small group called the Lakeside Programmers Club, where they wrote computer software for fun — even going as far as hacking into their school’s scheduling system. It was during one of these experiments that he met Paul Allen, another computer enthusiast who shared his dream of a digital future.

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After enrolling at Harvard University in 1973, Gates kept pursuing his dream until one day when everything changed. His good friend Paul showed him a magazine featuring a new computer called the Altair 8800. They saw their chance. Gates dropped out of Harvard and built software for the 8800 — software that would soon become Microsoft.

 

But before that, he was just a high schooler pursuing an almost impossible dream.

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Falguni Nayar was born in 1963 in Mumbai, India, into a Gujarati family that valued ambition and business above anything else. Her father ran a small bearings company. From a very young age, she was familiar with entrepreneurship, as customers, sales, and profit were normal dinner table talks. Falguni was often caught in her father’s office studying how he operated things.

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During her school years, she was bright and determined, with a calm aura that made her stand out. She studied at Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai and later earned her MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), one of the toughest colleges in India. Even as a student, she was balanced — sharp and knowledgeable, neither a delinquent nor a teacher’s pet; she had her own standards and grounds.

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Growing up, Falguni didn't dream of either fame or glory like others around her. She dreamed of creating something valuable — something no one would forget. She watched her father build his business from scratch and realized that success didn't come from luck but from patience and bravery.

 

Those lessons would guide her through her journey of creating one of India's biggest fashion empires.

 

Phil Knight was born on February 24, 1938, in Portland, Oregon, into a small middle-class American family. From a young age, he was energetic and competitive, always drawn to sports and movement. He loved running; it was during these energetic years that he developed both a passion for athletics and an appreciation for discipline and core strength — traits that would later refine his brand.

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Knight studied at the University of Oregon, where he trained under coach Bill Bowerman — a man who would later become his business partner. They both respected each other even outside the track. Knight admired his coach’s innovation and drive, whereas Bowerman admired Knight’s determination and talent.

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Knight went on to get an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he began thinking seriously about entrepreneurship and global business opportunities. Even before starting Nike, Knight had a vision of connecting quality athletic footwear from around the world to American athletes. He was fascinated by Japan’s growing shoe industry and believed that the better the shoes, the better the player.

 

That mix of athletic insight, business education, and curiosity set the stage for one of the greatest and most iconic shoe brands in history.

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Elon Musk was born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa. His father, Errol Musk, was an engineer, and his mother, Maye Musk, was a model and nutritionist. From an early age, Musk stood out as a quiet and curious child who loved reading and learning more than anything.

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While other kids played outside, he often sat around reading books — or should I say, devouring them?

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His favourites were science fiction, encyclopaedia’s, comics, and biographies. It is an undisputed fact that he had read the entire Britannica Encyclopaedia by the time he was nine.

Elon’s fascination for technology started not long after that. When he was just 10 years old, he discovered computers. Within two years, he had taught himself to use them and learned to code, creating a small video game called Blaster, which he sold to a magazine for $500. It was a simple space shooter game, but it showed Musk’s ingenious mind — open to creativity and logic — a glimpse of what was coming.

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Growing up wasn’t just a walk in the park. Elon was shy and often bullied by other students. He preferred spending his time in his imagination — dreaming of soaring the endless sky and inventing things that could change the human world.

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After finishing school in South Africa, Elon Musk moved to Canada at 17 and later studied physics and economics at the University of Pennsylvania. Always restless and curious, he dreamed of changing the world through technology and space.

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In 1995, he dropped out of Stanford after just two days and started his first company, Zip2, with his brother. It was a genius invention that helped newspapers go online.

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Did you ever wonder how Musk became a millionaire? It’s hidden in this story:

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Compaq bought Zip2 for $307 million — Musk became a millionaire.

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After that, he created X.com, which later became PayPal. In 2002, eBay bought PayPal for $1.5 billion.

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That was just the beginning of the victory path that lay ahead of him.

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James grew up in Ohio, USA. He was a student (obviously). But he wasn’t just any ordinary student — he was sports-loving and disciplined, his favourite sport being baseball.

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He had a completely normal life until one day during baseball training when he sustained a serious injury. During practice, a baseball bat hit him on the face — and it wasn’t just a small tap either; it hit with complete force, shattering the bones in his face. It even left him in a coma for a while. It was ages before he could walk or talk again.

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Recovery was slow, painful, and required a lot of patience — which Clear thankfully had plenty of. But pain comes with lessons. It was during these “recovery sessions” that Clear understood something: small habits repeated day after day create massive results.

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This was the lesson that made Clear start writing online about self-improvement, decision-making, and most importantly, habits. His clear and patient writing style influenced many readers all over the world.

 

Finally, in 2018, he created history by writing the world-famous book Atomic Habits, which became an international bestseller.

Henry and George were both men with high hopes and ambition for the newspaper world. They were connected by a single belief: newspapers should convey the truth — honest, clear, and fearless. Raymond was a cultured and talented writer with a sharp eye for politics, whereas Jones was a steady-minded, business-oriented publisher. They both worked at the New York Tribune, where they saw the power, influence, and corruption of newspapers up close.

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In 1851, they joined forces to build something new — a newspaper that would stand for truth above politics or profit. They called it The New York Times. While Raymond wrote with insane concentration and precision, Jones took care of the financial side with unmatched skill.

It wasn’t just a walk in the park. The early years were full of challenges — financial issues and public scepticism.

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But the duo didn’t give up!

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By the late 19th century, their combined efforts had paid off. The New York Times is now known for its sheer bravery in journalism and its backbone. What started as a mere dream is now one of the greatest newspapers in the world.

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Sam Walton was born on March 29, 1918, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. His early life was marked by the struggles of the Great Depression, which taught him the value of hard work and perseverance. His family often moved due to rent and financial issues. He helped out by delivering farm-fresh milk from their farm — an early lesson in service and time management.

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He was class president, Boy Scout, and an excellent sportsperson — balancing his responsibilities just like an entrepreneur would. Even as a kid, he had the business spirit: selling newspapers and magazines and even raising rabbits for extra money. These small acts sparked his hidden entrepreneurship and gave him the courage to build Walmart.

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