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15.08.2021

Top 5 Entrepreneurs In The 21st Century

If we consider the large and small-scale crises that the world economy has been through in recent years, ‘entrepreneurship’ arouses curiosity in all of us, both as a concept and with real examples. An entrepreneur includes his talents in the process as well as presenting a good or service. He is not afraid of change itself; on the contrary, he becomes a pioneer in the story of the new and unknown.
CoBAC Team
If we consider the large and small-scale crises that the world economy has been through in recent years, ‘entrepreneurship’ arouses curiosity in all of us, both as a concept and with real examples. An entrepreneur includes his talents in the process as well as presenting a good or service. He is not afraid of change itself; on the contrary, he becomes a pioneer in the story of the new and unknown.

The social structure of the 21st century has moved to a new phase in the historical sense. Humans are at the center of the socioeconomic structure. Due to this change, we can see unique features in each entrepreneur example. The entrepreneur knits the combination of all production activities at the beginning of the process, and when it comes to the final result, it provides added value to the economy of the society he lives in and the world.

In terms of entrepreneurship in the 21st century, it has many names that have made a sound and resulted in success. We have compiled a selection of the “top 5 entrepreneurs” from different fields around the world for you.

1. Elon Musk

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Musk, who learned to program by himself by working for 6 months at the age of 16, took his first venture like this. He managed to sell his game called Blaster to a famous company. When he was in his university years, he founded Zip2 with his brother, taking the wind of the Internet behind him. He sold this web-based map website to Combag for $22 million. The widespread use of the internet was the birth of Paypal for Musk. In 2002, Musk used his financial conditions to the fullest and founded his company SpaceX, which took the space age one step further. Finally, we come across with Tesla Motors, which restarted the competition in the automobile world. We know that Musk has many dreams that he has not yet realized, and we follow his steps with excitement.

2. Steve Jobs

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It ranks as a legend in the world of business, technology, and entrepreneurship. This is because he is behind projects that fascinate us all, such as Pixar, NeXT, and Apple, the most valuable company in the world today. Besides, this Jobs story shows us that it is possible to succeed from scratch.

3. Oprah Winfrey

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The most striking example of a black woman saying “this is me'' in every aspect of life. The Oprah Winfrey Show has a broadcast life that started in 1986 and lasted for 25 years until 2011. This show was watched by 42 million people in 145 countries every week. Winfrey has a net worth of approximately $3.5 billion. She still continues to make money and donate.

4. Kylie Jenner

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The young and popular entrepreneur brought a breath of fresh air to the beauty world with his company, Kylie Cosmetics, which she owns. Jenner is officially the youngest billionaire in the world, with her cosmetics brand and life and fortune exceeding $ 1 billion. Kylie Cosmetics is today worth $900 million.

5. Jack MA

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Alibaba is an e-commerce company founded in 1999. Jack Ma started his career while he was still a student. While working as a tourist guide, he was also learning a language. In this way, he laid the foundation for marketing products produced in China to the world. Alibaba has grown over the years by going public and takes its place today.

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