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Entrepreneurship for Students

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Who is Entrepreneurs

• a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk.”

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William Henry "Bill" Gates

• Born: October 28, 1955 • William Henry "Bill" Gates III is an American

business magnate, philanthropist, investor, computer programmer, and inventor.

• In 1975, Gates co-founded Microsoft, the world’s largest PC software company, with Paul Allen

• Net worth: 79.3 billion USD (2015)

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Jeff Bezos

• Jeffrey Preston is the founder and CEO of Amazon.com

• Born: January 12, 1964 • Net worth: 34.7 billion USD (2015)

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Steve Jobs

• February 24, 1955-October 5, 2011• Steve Jobs was an American pioneer of

the personal computer revolution of the 1970s

• Total assets of Apple US$ 231.839 billion

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Larry Page and Sergey Brin

• Started Google as a research project while Ph.D. candidates at Stanford University

• Page was 24 and Brin 23• Founded: September 4, 1998• Google's worth $364.99 billion

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Michael Dell

• Michael Dell is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author.

• He is the founder and CEO of Dell Inc• Born: February 23, 1965• Net worth: 18.8 billion USD (2015)

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Entrepreneurial Characteristics

• Trust worthy• Responsible• Creative• Independent• Enthusiastic

• Goal-Oriented • Action-Oriented• Result-Oriented• Persistent

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What is Common?

•They started early.•Seeing a Solution in the Problem•Looking an Opportunity in threat.

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What is the Process?

• Start out with a problem and a product that solves it. • Get Resources. • Make the product• Market it• Win customers.