Ask HN: Which entrepreneur(s) do you admire the most?

4 pointsby furiouslolvor 18 Jahren12 comments

Here's my take: Mark Cuban, Bill Gates, Larry Ellison

13 comments

cpercivavor 18 Jahren

Jeff Bezos. Not only did he build something people wanted (a better bookstore), but he leveraged that to push forward with other ideas -- computing as a utility (Amazon Web Services), electronic books (kindle), commercial manned space flight (Blue Origin) -- which people have dreamed about for decades.

knownvor 18 Jahren

And he did it to prove his point when D.E.Shaw & Co refused to fund the bookstore idea.

cpercivavor 18 Jahren

Nothing wrong with wanting to prove a point. If pg hadn't said that single-founder companies rarely work, I probably wouldn't have decided to work on tarsnap.

byrneseyeviewvor 18 Jahren

Peter Thiel. Able to found two companies meant to change the world, both of which have turned out well; able to fund lots of Big Ideas, some of which have been similarly lucrative. I don't think there's anyone else who spends so much time thinking about big ideas (his investment strategy is partly based on odds of a Singularity versus Armageddon) and is still able to make something of value.

inovicavor 18 Jahren

Both Brits: Felix Dennis and Richard Branson. Felix Dennis because of his no bullshit attitude (his book is great) and Richard Branson for being a serial entrepreneur with a sense of humour. Both are probably very ruthless in business also, but thats one reason they are where they are

alaskamillervor 18 Jahren

Anyone who's failed multiple times.

mixmaxvor 18 Jahren

So you admire me? Really?

:-)

alaskamillervor 18 Jahren

Do you keep trying? I fully respect it and admire it because deep down I hope someone feels the same way about me.

mixmaxvor 18 Jahren

I'm tryin', Ringo. I'm tryin' real hard to be a shepherd.

Pulp Fiction

sharpvor 18 Jahren

James Dyson. Count his setbacks, then count his sucesses - the guy doesn't quit.

MaysonLvor 18 Jahren

Muhammad Yunus, Nikola Tesla, Akio Morita, Kiichiro Toyoda, Jeff Bezos.

[deleted]vor 18 Jahren

rrivalvor 18 Jahren

Cuban? Really?