Bang Si-hyuk | Music | $3.2 Billion | Creating authentic artist brands that resonate globally across cultures | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Bob Dylan | Music | $500 Million | Maintaining ownership of intellectual property rights from the beginning of his career | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Jay-Z | Music | $2.5 Billion | Maintaining ownership of intellectual property | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Jim Marshall | Music Equipment | $30 Million | Identifying and addressing specific unmet needs in an established market | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Jimi Hendrix | Music | $175 Million | Securing ownership of master recordings and publishing rights for long-term royalty income | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Jimmy Iovine | Music | $1.0 Billion | Building a successful record label with top-tier artist roster | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Kanye West | Music | $400 Million | Building a successful music career with multiple revenue streams | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Music | $1 Million | Creating multiple complementary revenue streams rather than relying on a single income source | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Rick Rubin | Music | $250 Million | Starting a record label with minimal investment that captured a cultural movement at its inception | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Rihanna | Entertainment | $1.7 Billion | Leveraging celebrity status to build authentic lifestyle brands | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Russell Simmons | Entertainment | $340 Million | Building a record label around an emerging cultural movement | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Taylor Swift | Music | $1.1 Billion | Maintaining ownership and control of creative output and business decisions | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Barbara Corcoran | Real Estate | $100 Million | Building service businesses based on exceptional customer experience and marketing | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
Diane Hendricks | Construction | $15.0 Billion | Building the largest roofing supply distribution network in the United States | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Donald Bren | Real Estate | $18.4 Billion | Acquiring large land holdings in high-growth demographic areas | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Doris Duke | Tobacco | $5.3 Billion | Active management of inherited wealth and business interests | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
Elena Baturina | Business | $1.4 Billion | Building large-scale construction and real estate businesses | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Francis Greenburger | Real Estate | $800 Million | Investing in undervalued properties in emerging markets | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
Frank Lloyd Wright | Architecture | $25 Million | Creating a distinctive personal brand with global recognition | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Gerald Hines | Real Estate | $4.8 Billion | Developing high-quality commercial real estate in prime urban locations | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Harold Ludwig | Real Estate | $3.2 Billion | Investing in real estate in growing urban centers with limited supply | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Harry Triguboff | Real Estate | $15.1 Billion | Focusing on high-density urban development in growing cities | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Hugh Grosvenor | Real Estate | $12.8 Billion | Maintaining ownership of prime real estate in world-class cities | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Hui Ka Yan | Real Estate | $26.4 Billion | Capitalizing on China's rapid urbanization and growing middle class | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Jackie Fong | Real Estate | $4.5 Billion | Focusing on prime locations with high barriers to entry | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Jeanne Gang | Architecture | $20 Million | Building reputation through award-winning innovative projects | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
Jeff Greene | Real Estate | $3.4 Billion | Making contrarian bets against overvalued markets | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Jim Clayton | Real Estate | $2.5 Billion | Serving underserved markets with innovative housing solutions | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
John Jacob Astor | Real Estate | $20.0 Billion | Transitioning from commodity trading profits into real estate investments | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Kirk Kerkorian | Real Estate | $4.0 Billion | Identifying undervalued assets in struggling industries | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Li Ka-shing | Real Estate | $36.4 Billion | Diversifying across multiple industries and geographies to reduce risk | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Pallonji Mistry | Construction | $29.0 Billion | Expanding construction business to handle major infrastructure projects | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Pan Shiyi | Real Estate | $1.3 Billion | Entering emerging markets during periods of rapid economic growth | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
Peter Gilgan | Real Estate | $3.6 Billion | Building deep expertise in a single industry rather than diversifying too broadly | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
Peter Woo | Real Estate | $1.8 Billion | Acquiring prime real estate in strategic Hong Kong locations | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Rafael del Pino | Construction | $4.0 Billion | Building long-term infrastructure assets with steady cash flows | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Ravi Pillai | Construction | $1.5 Billion | Focusing on high-growth international markets with strong demand | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Robert Campeau | Real Estate | $1.8 Billion | Building successful real estate development operations in expanding markets | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Sam Zell | Real Estate | $5.8 Billion | Investing in distressed assets during economic downturns | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
Sheldon Solow | Real Estate | $4.4 Billion | Acquiring undervalued properties in prime Manhattan locations | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Stephen Ross | Real Estate | $8.2 Billion | Developing prime urban real estate in high-demand markets | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Ted Lerner | Real Estate | $6.5 Billion | Starting with small retail developments and reinvesting profits | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Wang Jianlin | Real Estate | $7.3 Billion | Creating integrated commercial complexes that combine multiple revenue streams | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
Wu Yajun | Real Estate | $9.4 Billion | Entering China's real estate market early during rapid economic growth | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Zhang Xin | Real Estate | $3.3 Billion | Identifying emerging market opportunities in China's rapidly growing economy | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
Arnold Palmer | Sports | $700 Million | Building a personal brand that transcends sports performance and becomes a lifestyle symbol | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Bobby Wagner | Sports | $50 Million | Maximizing NFL contract value through elite performance | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Burton Rocks | Sports | $10 Million | Leveraging personal challenges as sources of distinctive business insight and authentic brand identity | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
David Beckham | Sports | $450 Million | Building a global personal brand during his football career | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Dhani Jones | Sports | $12 Million | Building a personal brand that extends beyond professional sports | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Elisabeth Deignan | Sports | $8 Million | Building a successful professional cycling career with major victories | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
George Foreman | Sports | $300 Million | Leveraging athletic fame and personal brand for product endorsements | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Jerry Jones | Sports | $13.9 Billion | Investing in undervalued assets with high growth potential | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Johan Cruyff | Sports | $45 Million | Converting expertise and methodology into teachable systems that can be scaled through educational institutions | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
Kobe Bryant | Sports | $600 Million | Taking equity instead of fees in brand partnerships | 7 | 5 | 7 | |
Magic Johnson | Sports | $620 Million | Leveraging celebrity status to create business opportunities | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Maria Sharapova | Sports | $180 Million | Leveraging athletic success to build business credibility and partnerships | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Michael Jordan | Sports | $3.5 Billion | Negotiating equity rather than just fees in business relationships | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Michael Rubin | E-commerce | $10.0 Billion | Building exclusive partnerships with major sports organizations | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Nirmal 'Nims' Purja | Adventure Tourism | $5 Million | Leveraging extreme achievements to build unassailable personal brand credibility | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Roger Staubach | Sports | $600 Million | Transitioning athletic fame and discipline into business credibility | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Shaquille O'Neal | Sports | $400 Million | Leveraging celebrity status to create business opportunities and partnerships | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Tiger Woods | Sports | $1.1 Billion | Focusing on equity stakes rather than flat endorsement fees | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Tony Hawk | Sports | $140 Million | Leveraging athletic success to build personal brand and business empire | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Venus Williams | Sports | $95 Million | Building personal brand and businesses while maintaining athletic career | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Alexander Graham Bell | Telecommunications | $350 Million | Protecting intellectual property through patents and legal defense | 7 | 9 | 7 | |
Andrew Carnegie | Steel | $372.0 Billion | Cost leadership and efficiency improvements | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
Collis Potter Huntington | Railroads | $70.0 Billion | Building critical transportation infrastructure with government support | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Ernest Hemingway | Publishing | $1 Million | Developing a unique and recognizable writing style | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Ernest Shackleton | Exploration | $500.0 Billion | Transforming unique experiences into intellectual property through books, articles, and photographs | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
George Westinghouse | Electricity | $125 Million | Creating recurring revenue through products requiring regular maintenance and replacement parts | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Isambard Kingdom Brunel | Engineering | $10 Million | Securing high-profile engineering positions with major transportation companies | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Jorge Loring Martínez | Railways | $50 Million | Securing government concessions for essential infrastructure development | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Joseph Duveen | Art | $40.7 Billion | Creating artificial scarcity by purchasing large quantities of specific artists' works | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Mansa Musa | Government | $400.0 Billion | Controlling key natural resources like gold and salt | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Mark Twain | Publishing | $13 Million | Controlling the entire value chain by establishing his own publishing company | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Mary Ellen Pleasant | Business | $30.9 Billion | Operating boarding houses and restaurants for wealthy clientele | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Theodore Roosevelt | Politics | $140 Million | Creating original intellectual property across multiple domains that generated passive income | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Winston Churchill | Politics | $7 Million | Developing world-class communication skills that commanded premium compensation | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Aaron Levie | Technology | $50 Million | Building enterprise-focused cloud software solutions | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Adriana Gascoigne | Technology | $10 Million | Building mission-driven organizations with global reach | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Akio Morita | Electronics | $3.4 Billion | Creating revolutionary consumer electronics products | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Lord Alan Sugar | Technology | $1.2 Billion | Identifying gaps between premium products and mass market affordability | 6 | 8 | 5 | |
Alex Hofmann | Technology | $50 Million | Identifying emerging platforms with potential before they achieve mainstream recognition | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Alexandr Wang | Technology | $1.0 Billion | Identifying fundamental infrastructure needs in emerging technology sectors | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Alexis Ohanian | Technology | $70 Million | Creating platforms that harness collective user participation rather than top-down content creation | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Ali Ghodsi | Technology | $500 Million | Converting academic research into commercial applications | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Ali Partovi | Technology | $200 Million | Making early-stage investments in exceptional founders and disruptive technologies | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Ali Tamaseb | Technology | $25 Million | Transitioning from entrepreneur to venture capitalist | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Amjad Masad | Technology | $100 Million | Building developer tools and infrastructure platforms | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Andres Moreno | Technology | $30 Million | Building platforms that support open source sustainability | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Andy Grove | Semiconductors | $400 Million | Anticipating technological shifts and positioning the company to capitalize on them | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Aneel Bhusri | Technology | $3.0 Billion | Building cloud-native enterprise software from the ground up | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Angela Bennett | Technology | $150 Million | Building cybersecurity companies during periods of increasing digital threats | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Anjali Sud | Technology | $100 Million | Executing strategic business model transformations in existing companies | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Ankur Jain | Technology | $200 Million | Identifying underserved consumer segments and building tailored solutions | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Ankur Nagpal | Technology | $40 Million | Building platforms for the creator economy | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Ann Miura-Ko | Technology | $50 Million | Investing in early-stage technology companies with high growth potential | 8 | 9 | 5 | |
Anne-Marie Imafidon | Technology | $5 Million | Building a social enterprise that addresses significant societal challenges | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Anthony Casalena | Technology | $400 Million | Building a platform business that scales with minimal marginal costs | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Anthony Tan | Technology | $1.2 Billion | Building platform businesses that connect multiple stakeholders in digital ecosystems | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Arash Ferdowsi | Technology | $400 Million | Creating solutions for universal technology problems | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Assaf Rappaport | Technology | $500 Million | Building enterprise software solutions for rapidly growing technology trends | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Austin Russell | Technology | $2.4 Billion | Developing breakthrough technology in emerging high-growth markets | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Avishai Abrahami | Technology | $1.8 Billion | Building platform businesses that serve millions of users with scalable technology | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Azim Premji | Information Technology | $9.5 Billion | Identifying and capitalizing on emerging technology trends before they become mainstream | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Ben Horowitz | Venture Capital | $3.5 Billion | Transforming a struggling business (Loudcloud to Opsware) rather than abandoning it | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Ben Pasternak | Technology | $5 Million | Creating viral mobile applications with rapid user acquisition | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Ben Silbermann | Technology | $1.6 Billion | Identifying underserved user behaviors and building platforms around them | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Benny Landa | Technology | $1.8 Billion | Developing breakthrough technologies that create new market categories | 8 | 9 | 5 | |
Bettina Hein | Technology | $50 Million | Identifying emerging technology trends before they become mainstream | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Bharat Desai | Business | $3.5 Billion | Pioneering new business models that leverage global talent arbitrage | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Bhavish Aggarwal | Technology | $1.1 Billion | Identifying fundamental inefficiencies in large traditional markets with technology-enabled solutions | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Biz Stone | Technology | $200 Million | Creating platforms that solve universal communication needs | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Boyan Slat | Technology | $15 Million | Developing innovative environmental technologies | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Brandon Beck | Technology | $200 Million | Creating a free-to-play game with strong monetization through cosmetics | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Brian Acton | Technology | $3.7 Billion | Building products that solve universal communication needs | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Brian Chesky | Technology | $9.6 Billion | Creating a platform that unlocks latent economic value in existing assets | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Brittany Chavez | Fashion | $25 Million | Creating customizable products that command premium pricing | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Bryan Johnson | Technology | $400 Million | Building developer-focused payment infrastructure during the mobile revolution | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Cam Adams | Technology | $75 Million | Building a freemium SaaS platform with strong conversion rates | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Caterina Fake | Technology | $80 Million | Building platforms that enable user creativity and expression | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Catherine Mahugu | Fashion | $15 Million | Building a technology platform that scales traditional artisan work | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Chad Hurley | Technology | $700 Million | Creating platforms that democratize content creation and distribution | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Charles Adler | Technology | $50 Million | Creating a new category of funding platform with network effects | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Chen Bang | Technology | $800 Million | Building gaming platforms that capture large user bases | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Cher Wang | Technology | $1.5 Billion | Building hardware technology companies with global reach | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Chris Bennett | Technology | $150 Million | Building a technology platform in the large, underserved childcare market | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Chris Best | Technology | $100 Million | Creating a platform that takes a percentage of creator revenue | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Chris Wanstrath | Technology | $1.8 Billion | Building essential infrastructure for software developers | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Christina Cacioppo | Technology | $75 Million | Building a platform that solves expensive, time-consuming business problems | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Clara Shih | Technology | $85 Million | Building specialized software for regulated industries | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Cliff Obrecht | Technology | $1.3 Billion | Building a platform that serves a massive global market | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Craig Newmark | Technology | $1.3 Billion | Building one of the internet's most visited websites | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Craig Walker | Technology | $100 Million | Building and selling telecommunications technology companies | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Dan Kurzius | Technology | $400 Million | Building a bootstrapped SaaS company serving millions of customers | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Daniel Dines | Technology | $2.2 Billion | Building the leading platform in the emerging RPA market | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Daniel Ek | Technology | $4.1 Billion | Creating a platform business model with strong network effects | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Daniel Kan | Technology | $120 Million | Building cutting-edge autonomous vehicle technology | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Danny Lewin | Technology | $50 Million | Solving fundamental technical problems that impeded the internet's growth rather than building trendy applications | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Dario Amodei | Technology | $500 Million | Building AI companies focused on safety and alignment | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Dave Morin | Technology | $100 Million | Identifying emerging trends in technology and consumer behavior | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
David Baszucki | Gaming | $4.8 Billion | Building platforms that enable user creativity and content generation | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
David Cancel | Technology | $200 Million | Building multiple companies with successful exits | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
David Cheriton | Technology | $11.3 Billion | Commercializing academic research into viable technology companies | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
David Duffield | Technology | $11.4 Billion | Building and scaling multiple successful enterprise software companies | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
David Filo | Technology | $3.0 Billion | Building internet infrastructure during the web's early adoption phase | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
David Helgason | Technology | $500 Million | Building platforms that enable creator communities | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
David Karp | Technology | $200 Million | Identifying emerging trends in online communication and building platforms to capitalize on those trends | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
David Packard | Technology | $4.0 Billion | Focused on engineering excellence and product quality rather than marketing hype or rapid market expansion | 6 | 9 | 7 | |
David Sacks | Technology | $2.8 Billion | Building scalable software companies with strong network effects | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
David Sun | Technology | $1.2 Billion | Building a dominant position in the essential computer memory market | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Debbie Sterling | Business | $15 Million | Creating products that serve underrepresented markets | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Delane Parnell | Gaming | $50 Million | Building infrastructure for the rapidly growing esports industry | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Demis Hassabis | Technology | $1.0 Billion | Building AI research companies with breakthrough potential | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Denise Coates | Gambling | $12.2 Billion | Building one of the world's largest online gambling platforms | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Desh Deshpande | Technology | $1.2 Billion | Building essential infrastructure companies during technology boom periods | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Dheeraj Pandey | Technology | $300 Million | Building essential infrastructure technology for enterprise customers | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Divyank Turakhia | Technology | $1.3 Billion | Building contextual advertising technology platforms | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Drew Houston | Technology | $3.1 Billion | Building products that solve universal, everyday problems | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Dustin Moskovitz | Technology | $11.5 Billion | Building scalable technology platforms from the ground up | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Dylan Field | Technology | $1.1 Billion | Identifying and solving emerging problems in established industries | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Edith Harbaugh | Technology | $25 Million | Creating new software categories and development tools | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Elias Torres | Technology | $100 Million | Co-founding a leading conversational marketing platform | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Elon Musk | Technology | $251.0 Billion | Identifying and disrupting large, established industries with innovative technologies | 8 | 9 | 5 | |
Evan Sharp | Technology | $750 Million | Applying design principles from architecture to digital product development | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Eric Schmidt | Technology | $20.8 Billion | Joining high-potential companies at critical growth stages with significant equity compensation | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Erin Hatzikostas | Technology | $50 Million | Building the infrastructure for a billion-dollar esports industry | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Evan Spiegel | Social Media | $2.8 Billion | Building products for underserved demographics that larger competitors didn't understand | 7 | 9 | 7 | |
Evan Williams | Technology | $2.2 Billion | Building platforms that democratize content creation and publishing | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Fabrice Grinda | Technology | $300 Million | Building global marketplace platforms with massive scale potential | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Falon Fatemi | Technology | $50 Million | Building an AI-powered sales intelligence platform for enterprises | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Frank Wang | Technology | $4.2 Billion | Creating and dominating the global consumer drone market | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Fred Luddy | Technology | $2.1 Billion | Building a cloud-based enterprise software platform | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Frida Polli | Technology | $100 Million | Applying AI and neuroscience to solve corporate hiring challenges | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Gabe Newell | Technology | $3.9 Billion | Building digital distribution platforms that take percentage of transactions | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Garrett Camp | Technology | $5.3 Billion | Building platforms that simplify complex user interactions and decision-making | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
George Frantzis | Technology | $80 Million | Building enterprise analytics and business intelligence software | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Gina Bianchini | Technology | $50 Million | Building platforms for custom social networks and communities | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Girish Mathrubootham | Technology | $1.4 Billion | Building a comprehensive customer experience software platform | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Gokul Rajaram | Technology | $200 Million | Building and scaling successful advertising and product platforms | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Gordon Moore | Technology | $7.5 Billion | Focusing on industries with exponential growth potential rather than linear markets | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Greg Schwartz | Technology | $200 Million | Building fulfillment infrastructure for the growing e-commerce market | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Hamish McKenzie | Technology | $30 Million | Building platforms that enable creator monetization | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Henry Hu | Food Technology | $50 Million | Identifying specific service bottlenecks that can be solved through targeted automation | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Hernan Botbol | Technology | $25 Million | Building technology companies focused on emerging markets | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji | Fintech | $50 Million | Building technology companies focused on African markets | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Jack Altman | HR Tech | $30 Million | Building modern HR technology solutions | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Jack Dorsey | Technology | $4.9 Billion | Identifying fundamental human behaviors (communication, commerce) that could be transformed by technology | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
James Goodnight | Software | $9.1 Billion | Building leading analytics and business intelligence software company | 5 | 8 | 5 | |
James Park | Technology | $300 Million | Creating new product category in consumer health and fitness technology | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Jan Koum | Technology | $9.8 Billion | Creating technology that solves universal human needs across cultural boundaries | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Janus Friis | Technology | $100 Million | Developing disruptive technologies that challenge established industries | 8 | 9 | 5 | |
Jared Hecht | Technology | $25 Million | Creating simple solutions to universal communication problems | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Jared Isaacman | Technology | $1.4 Billion | Building integrated payment solutions for high-volume industries | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Jason Citron | Technology | $400 Million | Building communication platforms with strong network effects | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Jawed Karim | Technology | $310 Million | Creating platforms that enable user-generated content | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Jay Chaudhry | Technology | $6.9 Billion | Building security companies ahead of major technology shifts | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Jay Walker | Technology | $300 Million | Creating innovative business models protected by patents | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Jeff Lawson | Technology | $500 Million | Building developer-focused infrastructure platforms | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Jeff Weiner | Technology | $200 Million | Leading a company through massive user growth and platform expansion | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Jensen Huang | Technology | $70.0 Billion | Building a platform business model that creates switching costs for customers | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Jeremy Johnson | Technology | $100 Million | Building payment infrastructure for the global e-commerce boom | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Jeremy Levitt | Technology | $110 Million | Applying digital business models to traditional, fragmented service industries | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Jessica Livingston | Technology | $50 Million | Co-founding the world's most successful startup accelerator | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Jewel Burks Solomon | Technology | $30 Million | Building technology solutions for underserved market segments | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Jim Clark | Technology | $3.4 Billion | Creating foundational technology platforms rather than incremental improvements | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Joe Gebbia | Technology | $7.0 Billion | Identifying underutilized assets (spare rooms) and creating a marketplace | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
John Carmack | Technology | $50 Million | Creating intellectual property with broad commercial applications | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
John Collison | Technology | $11.4 Billion | Building developer-focused payment infrastructure tools | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
John Tu | Technology | $7.3 Billion | Focusing on high-quality memory products with strong margins | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
John Zimmer | Technology | $500 Million | Building network effects through two-sided marketplace platform | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Jon Fisher | Technology | $35 Million | Building companies specifically designed to be acquired by larger technology firms | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Jon Oringer | Technology | $1.2 Billion | Building subscription-based recurring revenue models | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Jony Ive | Technology | $700 Million | Negotiating compensation tied to company performance through substantial equity grants | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Jorn Lyseggen | Technology | $300 Million | Building recurring revenue SaaS subscription models | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Jose Neves | Technology | $1.8 Billion | Building global marketplace connecting boutiques with consumers | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Julia Hartz | Technology | $300 Million | Building self-service ticketing platform with network effects | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Katie Witkin | Technology | $25 Million | Building enterprise SaaS solutions with recurring revenue models | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Kola Aina | Technology | $50 Million | Building telecommunications infrastructure in underserved African markets | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Kabeer Chopra | Technology | $50 Million | Building AI-powered software for critical infrastructure management | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Karen Dolva | Technology | $30 Million | Building technology products with strong social impact and market need | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Kathryn Minshew | Technology | $50 Million | Building a platform that serves both job seekers and employers | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Kavin Bharti Mittal | Technology | $40 Million | Building a large user base in the Indian mobile messaging market | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Ken Xie | Technology | $1.2 Billion | Building comprehensive cybersecurity platforms with recurring revenue models | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Kevin Hartz | Technology | $300 Million | Building scalable online platforms with network effects | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Kevin Rose | Technology | $30 Million | Building products that harness network effects and user-generated content | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Kevin Systrom | Technology | $2.0 Billion | Creating products that tap into fundamental human desires for self-expression and connection | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Kim Jung-woong | Technology | $800 Million | Building popular gaming franchises with long-term player engagement | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Larry Ellison | Technology | $142.0 Billion | Maintaining significant ownership stake in Oracle throughout its growth | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
Larry Page | Technology | $111.0 Billion | Creating a revolutionary algorithm that solved a fundamental internet problem | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Laurene Powell Jobs | Technology | $12.3 Billion | Diversifying inherited wealth across multiple sectors rather than maintaining concentrated positions | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Leah Busque | Technology | $50 Million | Building pioneering on-demand service marketplaces | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Lei Jun | Technology | $15.0 Billion | Creating high-quality products at affordable price points | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Lila Ibrahim | Technology | $50 Million | Building expertise in scaling technology companies | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Linus Torvalds | Technology | $150 Million | Creating fundamental infrastructure that becomes essential to multiple industries | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Lisa Falzone | Business | $20 Million | Building modern point-of-sale and business management software | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Lisa Skeete Tatum | Technology | $25 Million | Building a successful corporate career before entrepreneurship | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Lisa S. Jones | E-Signature | $15 Million | Building enterprise technology that solves specific pain points identified during corporate experience | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Logan Green | Technology | $400 Million | Building a platform that connects drivers and riders efficiently | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Luis von Ahn | Technology | $200 Million | Creating massive user bases through free, high-quality products | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Ma Huateng (Pony Ma) | Technology | $33.7 Billion | Creating digital platforms with natural network effects | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Malcolm CasSelle | Blockchain | $20 Million | Developing expertise in emerging technologies before they reach mainstream adoption | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Marc Andreessen | Technology | $1.7 Billion | Creating foundational technology that transforms industries | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Marc Benioff | Technology | $10.7 Billion | Pioneering cloud-based software delivery before it became mainstream | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Mark Cuban | Technology | $4.7 Billion | Identifying and investing early in transformative technologies | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
Mark Leonard | Software | $6.0 Billion | Acquiring profitable software businesses at reasonable valuations | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Mark Pincus | Technology | $400 Million | Building games that leveraged social networks for viral distribution | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Mark Zuckerberg | Technology | $177.0 Billion | Creating a platform that became essential infrastructure for social interaction | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Martin Lorentzon | Technology | $4.5 Billion | Creating a freemium model that converted free users to premium subscribers | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Masayoshi Son | Technology | $22.0 Billion | Making concentrated, high-conviction investments in transformative technology | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Matei Zaharia | Technology | $100 Million | Creating foundational open-source technology that becomes industry standard | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Matt Mullenweg | Technology | $400 Million | Creating open-source software that becomes an industry standard | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Matthew Prince | Technology | $500 Million | Building critical internet infrastructure services | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Max Levchin | Financial Technology | $3.3 Billion | Targeting industries with regulatory barriers that deter competition | 8 | 9 | 5 | |
Maxeme Tuchman | Technology | $50 Million | Focusing on underserved market of family communication technology | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Melanie Perkins | Technology | $4.0 Billion | Identifying a high-friction market (design software) and creating a dramatically easier alternative | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Michael Dell | Technology | $55.1 Billion | Eliminating intermediaries and selling directly to customers | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Michael J. Saylor | Technology | $2.2 Billion | Building and retaining significant ownership in a public company | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Michael Seibel | Technology | $100 Million | Co-founding multiple companies and seeing them through to successful exits | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Michelle Zatlyn | Technology | $300 Million | Building critical internet infrastructure at massive scale | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Mike Cannon-Brookes | Technology | $20.0 Billion | Building essential productivity tools for software development teams | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Mike Krieger | Technology | $100 Million | Co-founding a company that captured the mobile photo-sharing market | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Min Kao | Technology | $2.0 Billion | Pioneering GPS technology for consumer markets | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Naomi Hirabayashi | Technology | $25 Million | Building a subscription-based wellness platform with strong community engagement | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Naruatsu Baba | Business | $2.0 Billion | Creating innovative mobile gaming experiences | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Nat Turner | Technology | $100 Million | Building technology solutions for complex healthcare problems | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Nathan Blecharczyk | Technology | $10.0 Billion | Co-founding a company that created an entirely new market category | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Neerja Sethi | Technology | $50 Million | Building a global IT services company from startup to public company | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Neha Narkhede | Technology | $200 Million | Creating and commercializing breakthrough open source technologies | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Nick D'Aloisio | Technology | $30 Million | Identifying technological applications that solve everyday information consumption problems | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Nir Zohar | Technology | $50 Million | Building a comprehensive cybersecurity platform | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Noah Kerner | Technology | $40 Million | Building successful marketing agencies with high-profile clients | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Parker Conrad | Technology | $800 Million | Building comprehensive business software platforms that solve multiple problems | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Noam Bardin | Technology | $30 Million | Building community-driven technology platforms | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
N. R. Narayana Murthy | Technology | $4.5 Billion | Building scalable IT services business serving global markets | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Palmer Luckey | Technology | $1.0 Billion | Pioneering consumer virtual reality technology ahead of major tech companies | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Patrick Collison | Technology | $11.4 Billion | Identifying and solving fundamental infrastructure problems rather than surface-level issues | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Paul Allen | Technology | $20.3 Billion | Early positioning in transformative technology markets | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Paul English | Technology | $400 Million | Creating technical products that solve clear pain points in consumer experiences | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Paul Graham | Technology | $600 Million | Creating software that simplified complex technical tasks for non-technical users | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Payal Kadakia | Business | $20 Million | Building subscription-based marketplace platforms | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Peter Thiel | Technology | $7.2 Billion | Identifying and investing in transformative technologies early | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Phil Libin | Technology | $50 Million | Building widely-adopted productivity software with freemium models | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Pony Ma | Technology | $53.0 Billion | Building platforms with powerful network effects that become essential to daily life | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Bill Gates | Technology | $129.0 Billion | Creating a proprietary operating system that became the industry standard | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
William Hewlett | Technology | $9.0 Billion | Focusing on engineering excellence and innovative problem-solving products | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Rashmi Sinha | Technology | $50 Million | Creating platforms that serve professional communities and knowledge workers | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Reed Duchscher | Technology | $200 Million | Building specialized expertise in high-demand cybersecurity services | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Reid Hoffman | Technology | $2.3 Billion | Creating platforms that benefit from strong network effects | 8 | 9 | 5 | |
Richard Barton | Technology | $2.3 Billion | Identifying industries with information inefficiencies and opacity | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
Richard Garriott | Video Games | $100 Million | Creating intellectual property in emerging technology markets before established competition arrived | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Rob Schutz | Technology | $50 Million | Building enterprise software companies with strong recurring revenue models | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Robert Noyce | Technology | $3.7 Billion | Developing breakthrough technologies that enabled entire new industries | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Robert Pera | Technology | $7.0 Billion | Building innovative technology products with strong margins and global demand | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Robin Li | Technology | $9.1 Billion | Creating a product that addresses a fundamental need in a large and growing market | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Rodney Williams | Technology | $75 Million | Developing innovative technology solutions with broad application potential | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Rodrigo Teijeiro | Social Media | $50 Million | Creating technology solutions specifically designed for emerging market constraints | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Ruzwana Bashir | Business | $25 Million | Building technology platforms for the experience economy | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Saman Rahmanian | Technology | $50 Million | Building technology solutions for large, underserved markets | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Scott Belsky | Technology | $200 Million | Building platforms that connect creative professionals with opportunities | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Scott Farquhar | Technology | $20.9 Billion | Building essential software tools that teams use daily | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Sean Parker | Technology | $3.2 Billion | Identifying technological disruption opportunities in established industries | 8 | 9 | 7 | |
Sergey Brin | Technology | $107.0 Billion | Creating intellectual property with near-zero marginal cost that scaled globally | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Shan-Lyn Ma | Technology | $50 Million | Identifying underserved markets in traditional industries ripe for disruption | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
Shawn Fanning | Technology | $70 Million | Identifying consumer pain points that existing business models fail to address | 8 | 9 | 5 | |
Shiv Nadar | Business | $28.7 Billion | Building global technology services companies serving international markets | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Sid Meier | Technology | $100 Million | Creating evergreen intellectual property that generates revenue for decades | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Sidney Harman | Technology | $500 Million | Creating product innovations that simplified existing technologies for broader market appeal | 7 | 9 | 7 | |
Sridhar Vembu | Technology | $2.8 Billion | Building comprehensive software suites that create customer stickiness | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Stacy Brown-Philpot | Technology | $20 Million | Building operational expertise at large technology companies | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Stan Vishnevskiy | Technology | $200 Million | Building essential communication tools for specific communities | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Stephanie Tilenius | Technology | $50 Million | Building expertise in high-growth technology sectors like payments and e-commerce | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Steve Ballmer | Technology | $94.3 Billion | Long-term equity compensation aligned with company performance | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Steve Baxter | Technology | $280 Million | Identifying and investing in critical technological infrastructure ahead of market demand | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Steve Chen | Technology | $300 Million | Solving a universal problem of video sharing that everyone could relate to | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Steve Huffman | Technology | $200 Million | Creating platforms that leverage user-generated content | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Steve Jobs | Technology | $10.0 Billion | Creating products at the intersection of technology and liberal arts | 8 | 9 | 5 | |
Steve Wozniak | Technology | $150 Million | Creating technological innovations that dramatically lower costs while improving performance | 7 | 9 | 7 | |
Stewart Butterfield | Technology | $1.6 Billion | Building products that solve universal workplace communication problems | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Suhail Doshi | Technology | $100 Million | Starting a company in an emerging technology category with high growth potential | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Sundar Pichai | Technology | $600 Million | Building expertise in high-growth technology sectors | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Talia Goldstein | Technology | $40 Million | Creating premium services in markets dominated by free alternatives | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Tan Hooi Ling | Technology | $400 Million | Building technology platforms that serve multiple needs in emerging markets | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Terry Matthews | Technology | $1.6 Billion | Recycling capital, talent, and relationships across multiple related ventures | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Tim Sweeney | Gaming | $9.6 Billion | Creating platform technology (Unreal Engine) that generates ongoing royalties | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Tobias Lütke | Technology | $2.5 Billion | Building platform businesses that enable other entrepreneurs | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Tom Preston-Werner | Technology | $300 Million | Creating essential developer tools that become industry standard | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Tomer Bar-Zeev | Technology | $50 Million | Building expertise in emerging technologies before mainstream adoption | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Tomer Dean | Technology | $40 Million | Building workplace technology solutions for growing remote work trends | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Tomer Tagrin | Technology | $30 Million | Building gaming platforms with strong user engagement and retention | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Tony Fadell | Technology | $800 Million | Building expertise in emerging technology areas before they became mainstream | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Tracy Chou | Technology | $25 Million | Building expertise at high-growth technology companies | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Travis Kalanick | Technology | $2.6 Billion | Creating platform business model that generates revenue from every transaction | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
Trishneet Arora | Cybersecurity | $25 Million | Developing expertise in an emerging, high-demand technical field | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Tunde Kehinde | Technology | $35 Million | Building technology companies that serve large underserved markets | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Uri Levine | Technology | $200 Million | Building products that solve universal daily problems | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Vijay Shekhar Sharma | Financial Technology | $2.5 Billion | Creating solutions specifically tailored to emerging market conditions | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Vinod Khosla | Technology | $5.0 Billion | Founding and scaling a major technology company before moving into venture capital | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
Vishal Gondal | Gaming | $45 Million | Identifying and developing nascent markets before they become competitive | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Wang Wenxue | Technology | $800 Million | Building gaming companies during China's technology boom | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Wendy Tan White | Technology | $50 Million | Building early-stage technology companies with strong technical foundations | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Whitney Wolfe Herd | Technology | $1.5 Billion | Creating a differentiated product that addressed specific market needs and concerns | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Will Shu | Technology | $1.2 Billion | Building marketplace platforms that connect restaurants with consumers | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
William Ding | Technology | $24.5 Billion | Focusing on high-growth sectors within the Chinese internet market | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
William Hockey | Technology | $200 Million | Building critical infrastructure that other companies depend on | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Xavier Niel | Technology | $8.3 Billion | Disrupting established industries through radical pricing strategies | 8 | 9 | 5 | |
Yancey Strickler | Technology | $30 Million | Creating platforms that enable others to fund and create projects | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Yoshikazu Tanaka | Technology | $1.1 Billion | Building social gaming platforms with strong user engagement | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Yoshua Bengio | Technology | $50 Million | Commercializing breakthrough academic research in artificial intelligence | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Zach Perret | Technology | $200 Million | Building essential infrastructure that other companies depend on | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
Zain Jaffer | Technology | $150 Million | Building diversified investment portfolios across technology and real estate | 6 | 8 | 5 | |
Zhang Yiming | Technology | $49.5 Billion | Creating addictive user experiences through AI-driven personalization | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Zhang Zhidong | Technology | $13.9 Billion | Building network-effect products with high user stickiness | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Zhou Hongyi | Technology | $2.1 Billion | Building large user bases through free software and monetizing with advertising | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Zhou Qunfei | Technology | $7.9 Billion | Building essential manufacturing capabilities for growing technology markets | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Zhou Yifeng | Technology | $300 Million | Building mobile gaming companies during the smartphone gaming boom | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Qin Yinglin | Agriculture | $18.5 Billion | Building vertically integrated operations to control costs and quality | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Ada Osakwe | Business | $25 Million | Building businesses that create shared value for all stakeholders in the supply chain | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Robert Kuok | Agriculture | $12.4 Billion | Diversifying across multiple industries and geographic markets | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Samuel Zemurray | Agriculture | $30.5 Billion | Identifying profit opportunities in market inefficiencies overlooked by established players | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
Eleni Gabre-Madhin | Agriculture | $15 Million | Building critical infrastructure for African agricultural markets | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Eugene Sharrer | Agriculture | $20 Million | Identifying untapped markets with significant developmental potential | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer | Retail | $800 Million | Managing and growing inherited family business interests | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Harry Stine | Agriculture | $7.3 Billion | Building the world's largest private seed company | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Akio Toyoda | Automotive | $1.0 Billion | Maintaining market leadership through continuous innovation and quality improvement | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Albert Champion | Automotive | $10 Million | Converting specialized technical knowledge into patented products | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Alfred P. Sloan | Automotive | $250 Million | Creating organizational systems that could scale and adapt to market changes | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
William C. Durant | Automotive | $200 Million | Identifying and capitalizing on major technological transitions | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Carlos Ghosn | Automotive | $120 Million | Specializing in corporate turnaround and restructuring | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Carroll Shelby | Automotive | $40 Million | Converting personal expertise and reputation into marketable brands and products | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Charles F. Kettering | Automotive | $200 Million | Creating technology startups based on practical solutions to everyday problems | 5 | 9 | 7 | |
Chung Ju-yung | Automotive | $6.5 Billion | Leveraged government relationships and national development plans to secure favorable financing and contracts | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Dodge Brothers (John and Horace) | Automotive | $700 Million | Using manufacturing expertise to become indispensable suppliers to fast-growing companies | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Enzo Ferrari | Automotive | $100 Million | Transforming passion and expertise into a premium brand by focusing exclusively on the high-end market | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Ettore Bugatti | Automotive | $5.1 Billion | Focused on creating products of exceptional quality and beauty that commanded premium prices | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Ferdinand Porsche | Automotive | $50 Million | Developing innovative automotive engineering solutions and technologies | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Ferruccio Lamborghini | Automotive | $100 Million | Building a successful tractor manufacturing business before entering automotive | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Henrik Fisker | Automotive | $50 Million | Leveraging automotive design expertise to build personal brand | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Henry Ford | Automotive | $200.0 Billion | Focusing on operational efficiency and cost reduction | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Henry Leland | Automotive | $25 Million | Positioning products at the quality-focused premium end of the market where margins were higher | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Henry Royce | Automotive | $5 Million | Building reputation for uncompromising quality and engineering excellence | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Larry H. Miller | Automotive | $480 Million | Focusing on businesses with recurring revenue streams and daily cash flow | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
Les Schwab | Automotive | $100 Million | Building a business around exceptional customer service and satisfaction | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Li Shufu | Automotive | $4.1 Billion | Building affordable, quality vehicles for emerging Chinese market | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Mary Barra | Automotive | $60 Million | Leading digital transformation in a traditional manufacturing industry | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Mate Rimac | Automotive | $500 Million | Developing advanced electric vehicle technology for both own products and licensing | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia | Automotive | $300 Million | Building a dominant position in a fragmented industry | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Walter Chrysler | Automotive | $50 Million | Rising through corporate ranks to gain industry experience and connections | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
William Li | Automotive | $1.8 Billion | Building premium electric vehicles during the transition away from gas engines | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Chuck Yeager | Aviation | $2 Million | Building expertise and reputation in specialized field | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Eren Ozmen | Aerospace | $1.1 Billion | Building a major aerospace and defense contracting company | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Fatih Ozmen | Aerospace | $1.8 Billion | Building a major aerospace and defense contracting company | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Herb Kelleher | Aviation | $2.5 Billion | Creating a disruptive business model in a stagnant, heavily regulated industry | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
Howard Hughes | Aviation | $2.5 Billion | Leveraging inherited wealth to enter new industries with high barriers to entry | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
Jackie Cochran | Aviation | $10 Million | Building a successful cosmetics company with innovative products and marketing | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
J.R.D. Tata | Aviation | $1.0 Billion | Creating diversified businesses across multiple industries to distribute risk | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Richard Branson | Aviation | $4.0 Billion | Building a strong brand that could be extended across multiple industries | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
William Boeing | Aviation | $100 Million | Founding and scaling a manufacturing company in an emerging industry | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Wright Brothers | Aviation | $130 Million | Protecting innovations through comprehensive patents | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Angela Lee | Business | $20 Million | Building angel investor networks and education platforms | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
Augusta Björkenstam | Education | $2 Million | Founding and operating educational institutions | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Byju Raveendran | Education | $2.1 Billion | Building a scalable digital education platform | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Craig Kielburger | Social Enterprise | $15 Million | Building a global non-profit organization with significant fundraising capabilities | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Dan Rosensweig | Education Technology | $150 Million | Leading the digital transformation of a traditional business | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Eren Bali | Education | $400 Million | Building one of the world's largest online learning platforms | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Gagan Biyani | Education | $50 Million | Building scalable online education platforms that serve global markets | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
John Sperling | Education | $1.2 Billion | Creating a scalable for-profit education business model | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Lynda Weinman | Education | $150 Million | Creating subscription-based recurring revenue models | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Lewis Raymond Taylor | Education | $25 Million | Developing educational software and technology platforms | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Malala Yousafzai | Education | $3 Million | Building a global non-profit organization focused on education | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Reshma Saujani | Technology | $5 Million | Building a mission-driven organization with strong fundraising capabilities | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Salman Khan | Education | $260 Million | Creating scalable video-based learning platforms | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Apoorva Mehta | Technology | $1.2 Billion | Building marketplace businesses that benefit from network effects | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Brian Lee | E-commerce | $500 Million | Identifying underserved markets in traditional industries | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Chris Xu | E-commerce | $13.2 Billion | Building an ultra-efficient supply chain and manufacturing network | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Christina Sass | Consumer Goods | $60 Million | Leading digital transformation at major consumer brands | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Christina Stembel | E-commerce | $45 Million | Building a direct-to-consumer flower delivery business | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Colin Huang | E-commerce | $13.2 Billion | Creating a platform with natural viral growth mechanisms built into the core user experience | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Constantin Bisanz | Technology | $200 Million | Identifying specific market inefficiencies and building targeted business models to address them | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Daniel Zhang | E-commerce | $1.5 Billion | Implementing data-driven management systems at scale | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Dave Gilboa | Technology | $200 Million | Disrupting traditional retail industries with direct-to-consumer models | 8 | 9 | 5 | |
Dominik Mate Kovacs | Technology | $350 Million | Identifying critical infrastructure gaps in rapidly growing markets | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Falguni Nayar | Beauty | $2.2 Billion | Building India's leading beauty and lifestyle e-commerce platform | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Huang Zheng | E-commerce | $14.0 Billion | Creating innovative e-commerce models that combine social interaction with shopping | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Jack Ma | Technology | $22.8 Billion | Identifying and addressing fundamental market inefficiencies in a large, growing economy | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Jeff Bezos | Technology | $177.0 Billion | Reinvesting profits aggressively to fund expansion into new markets | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
John James | E-commerce | $25 Million | Building data-driven e-commerce platforms with advanced analytics | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Joseph Tsai | E-commerce | $9.5 Billion | Identifying and joining early-stage ventures with exceptional founders and massive market potential | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Julie Wainwright | Technology | $500 Million | Building trusted marketplace for authenticated luxury goods | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Meg Whitman | Technology | $5.0 Billion | Leading high-growth technology companies through critical scaling phases | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Nancy Cruickshank | Digital Media | $50 Million | Identifying underserved market segments with significant purchasing power | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Katia Beauchamp | Beauty | $150 Million | Creating a subscription-based recurring revenue model | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Pierre Omidyar | E-commerce | $8.0 Billion | Creating a global online marketplace with network effects | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Kunal Bahl | Technology | $250 Million | Building large-scale e-commerce marketplace serving millions of customers | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Laura Behrens Wu | Technology | $100 Million | Building API-based SaaS platform with recurring revenue model | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Lukasz Gadowski | Technology | $100 Million | Building scalable e-commerce platforms with network effects | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Manish Chandra | Technology | $75 Million | Creating a platform that takes a percentage of all transactions | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Marc Lore | E-commerce | $4.0 Billion | Building innovative e-commerce platforms with unique value propositions | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Marcos Galperin | Technology | $2.0 Billion | Building regional market leadership before global expansion | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Maria Raga | Technology | $50 Million | Building a platform that takes a percentage of all transactions | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Matt Lovett | Business | $50 Million | Building multiple businesses with strong unit economics and scalability | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Nick Molnar | Technology | $800 Million | Creating innovative fintech payment solutions | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Niraj Shah | E-commerce | $2.0 Billion | Building a massive online marketplace for home goods | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Rohit Bansal | Technology | $200 Million | Building e-commerce platforms for large, underserved markets | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Sachin Bansal | E-commerce | $1.2 Billion | Identifying and solving market-specific obstacles to e-commerce adoption | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Stefania Mallett | Business | $15 Million | Building marketplace platforms that enable others to earn income | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Steve Conine | E-commerce | $500 Million | Building comprehensive online marketplaces with vast product selection | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Tim Steiner | Technology | $500 Million | Transforming from retail operations to technology licensing with higher margins | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Tobi Lütke | E-commerce | $3.5 Billion | Building a scalable software-as-a-service platform with recurring revenue | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Tony Hsieh | E-commerce | $840 Million | Building company culture that attracted top talent and drove customer loyalty | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Tracy Sun | Technology | $20 Million | Building social commerce platforms that increase user engagement and retention | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Wang Xing | Technology | $2.3 Billion | Building comprehensive platforms that serve multiple consumer needs | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Achim Berg | Business | $50 Million | Specializing in high-value digital transformation consulting for large corporations | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Alex Franklin | Business Services | $500 Million | Creating scalable consulting methodologies and tools | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Allison Robinson | Business | $25 Million | Developing expertise in scaling technology companies and building growth strategies | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Amit Gudka | Business | $40 Million | Identifying underserved market opportunities where technology can improve traditional models | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Andréa Mallard | Business | $15 Million | Building specialized consulting expertise in high-demand areas | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Antonia Hock | Business Services | $25 Million | Building high-value consulting services for Fortune 500 companies | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Audrey Gelman | Business | $20 Million | Creating community-focused coworking spaces | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Bea Dixon | Business | $30 Million | Building brands focused on underserved health and wellness needs | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Kelsey Ramsden | Construction | $50 Million | Entering male-dominated industries with fresh perspectives and management approaches | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Kendall Tucker | Business | $30 Million | Building high-value consulting relationships with Fortune 500 companies | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Brad Jacobs | Logistics | $1.2 Billion | Identifying fragmented industries ripe for consolidation | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Brittany Laughlin | Business | $20 Million | Building inclusive education platforms in underserved markets | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Carlos Slim | Telecommunications | $83.0 Billion | Investing counter-cyclically during economic downturns | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Chris Homer | Business Services | $80 Million | Building multiple companies across different industries | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Frederick W. Smith | Logistics | $5.7 Billion | Creating an entirely new industry category (overnight delivery) rather than competing in established markets | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Gopi Hinduja | Diversified Business | $17.0 Billion | Building a diversified business portfolio across multiple industries | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Guo Guangchang | Conglomerate | $4.8 Billion | Building a diversified conglomerate across multiple high-growth industries | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Herb Cohen | Negotiation | $25 Million | Building expertise in a high-value skill that every business and individual needs | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Isabel dos Santos | Business | $2.0 Billion | Leveraging political connections for business opportunities | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Janice Bryant Howroyd | Staffing | $285 Million | Building a service business focused on genuine value creation | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Linda Kozlowski | Business | $50 Million | Growing a niche marketplace into a global platform | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Kim Jong-un | Politics | $5.0 Billion | Controlling all state-owned enterprises and resources | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Kushagra Bajaj | Business | $40 Million | Modernizing and expanding traditional family business operations | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Larry Gagosian | Art | $600 Million | Developing deep relationships with ultra-high-net-worth collectors across industries | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Lee Chambers | Psychology | $3 Million | Building businesses that leverage personal experiences and authentic storytelling | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu | Transportation | $10 Million | Practicing extreme financial discipline to accumulate initial investment capital | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
Magatte Wade | Business | $10 Million | Building consumer brands that celebrate African culture and ingredients | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Mohammed Ibrahim | Telecommunications | $1.1 Billion | Identifying infrastructure gaps in developing markets overlooked by established companies | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Mohed Altrad | Construction | $3.0 Billion | Acquiring undervalued companies in fragmented construction markets | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Naguib Sawiris | Telecommunications | $3.2 Billion | Expanding telecommunications services in underserved emerging markets | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Nassef Sawiris | Construction | $7.0 Billion | Building a dominant position in global fertilizer markets | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Nir Eyal | Technology | $20 Million | Building expertise in behavioral psychology and product design | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Ratan Tata | Business | $1.0 Billion | Leading strategic international acquisitions to gain global market access | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Reinhold Würth | Business | $20.0 Billion | Building a global distribution network for specialized industrial products | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Rod Aldridge | Technology | $290 Million | Founding Capita Group and pioneering business process outsourcing in the UK | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Ryan Blair | Direct Sales | $100 Million | Leveraging personal background story as authentic marketing asset | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Stephen Bechtel | Construction | $8.0 Billion | Taking on large-scale government and corporate infrastructure contracts | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Strive Masiyiwa | Telecommunications | $1.9 Billion | Challenging regulatory barriers to create new market opportunities | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Sunil Mittal | Telecommunications | $12.5 Billion | Making essential services affordable for mass markets in emerging economies | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Tami Bhaumik | Business | $30 Million | Building expertise in marketing for major technology companies | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Tania Tome | Business | $25 Million | Building technology platforms that address social challenges | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Vijay Mallya | Business | $1.5 Billion | Transforming inherited businesses into modern, market-leading companies | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Yoshiko Shinohara | Business | $800 Million | Building staffing businesses during periods of economic transformation | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Bunker Hunt | Oil | $6.0 Billion | Inheriting and expanding family oil wealth through international exploration | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Charles Koch | Energy | $60.0 Billion | Diversifying across industries while maintaining core competencies in process industries | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Clint Murchison | Oil & Gas | $3.2 Billion | Using creative financing to acquire oil and gas properties | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
David Koch | Manufacturing | $58.7 Billion | Building and maintaining private ownership for long-term decision making | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Dhirubhai Ambani | Textiles | $6.1 Billion | Building vertically integrated businesses to control costs and quality | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Folorunso Alakija | Energy | $1.0 Billion | Leveraging success in one industry (fashion) to enter another (oil and gas) | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Gautam Adani | Infrastructure | $84.0 Billion | Focusing on essential infrastructure with high barriers to entry | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Gennady Timchenko | Energy | $22.0 Billion | Building one of the world's largest independent oil trading companies | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Hassanal Bolkiah | Oil & Gas | $30.0 Billion | Maximizing revenue from oil and natural gas exports | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
J. Paul Getty | Oil | $8.3 Billion | Maintaining liquidity to capitalize on market downturns | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Jacob Blaustein | Oil & Gas | $500 Million | Building integrated oil operations from refining to retail | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
James Abercrombie | Oil & Gas | $300 Million | Developing and patenting innovative drilling technologies | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
James Buchanan Duke | Tobacco | $1.2 Billion | Identifying and rapidly adopting transformative technologies ahead of competitors | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Jessica O. Matthews | Technology | $25 Million | Creating innovative products for underserved global markets | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
John D. Rockefeller | Oil | $400.0 Billion | Building market monopolies through strategic acquisitions and elimination of competition | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Leon Hess | Oil & Gas | $720 Million | Building a business from the ground up, starting with a single delivery truck | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Lyndon Rive | Technology | $100 Million | Creating innovative financing models for expensive technology | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Manoj Bhargava | Consumer Goods | $4.0 Billion | Creating a high-margin consumer product with broad appeal | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Monty Moncrief | Oil & Gas | $200 Million | Leveraging specialized technical knowledge to identify opportunities others missed | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
Mukesh Ambani | Petrochemicals | $113.0 Billion | Building infrastructure-heavy businesses with high barriers to entry | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Sanjiv Goenka | Business | $1.8 Billion | Building diversified business portfolios across multiple industries | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Tom Love | Energy | $7.6 Billion | Starting small and reinvesting profits into expansion | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Vagit Alekperov | Energy | $19.6 Billion | Consolidating Soviet oil assets during privatization to create scale advantages | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
William Blakley | Energy | $500 Million | Investing in Texas oil exploration during the mid-20th century boom period | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
William Keck | Energy | $400 Million | Founding and building Superior Oil Company as an independent operator | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
César Ritz | Hospitality | $100 Million | Creating aspirational environments that attracted both aristocracy and the newly wealthy industrialist class | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Conrad Hilton | Hospitality | $1.0 Billion | Implementing centralized purchasing to reduce costs across all properties | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
Isadore Sharp | Hospitality | $650 Million | Creating an asset-light business model that generates revenue without heavy capital investment | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
Joe Blackman | Event Management | $15 Million | Focusing exclusively on the highest-value market segment with the least price sensitivity | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Ritesh Agarwal | Hospitality | $1.1 Billion | Identifying inefficiencies in a massive, fragmented industry and applying technology-driven solutions | 6 | 8 | 5 | |
Sheldon Adelson | Casinos | $35.6 Billion | Identifying undervalued assets with potential for transformation | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Abdul Samad Rabiu | Business | $7.0 Billion | Building manufacturing capabilities in essential commodities | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Aliko Dangote | Manufacturing | $13.5 Billion | Focusing on essential consumer goods with reliable, constant demand | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Amory Houghton Jr. | Manufacturing | $800 Million | Transforming traditional businesses through technology innovation | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Anthony Bamford | Manufacturing | $7.8 Billion | Building global manufacturing operations while maintaining quality and innovation | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Anthony Pratt | Manufacturing | $27.8 Billion | Building businesses around environmental sustainability and circular economy principles | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Antoinette Nording | Manufacturing | $12.3 Billion | Modernizing production through continual investment in the latest manufacturing technology | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
Caroline Gother | Textiles | $1.5 Billion | Aggressively implemented new technology before competitors, creating significant productivity advantages | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Eli Whitney | Manufacturing | $1 Million | Creating revolutionary mechanical inventions that solved widespread problems | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Fan Hongwei | Manufacturing | $18.2 Billion | Building deep expertise in fundamental manufacturing processes | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Gaston Glock | Firearms | $1.1 Billion | Maintained private ownership of company, allowing for long-term decision making without pressure from public markets | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
George Pullman | Manufacturing | $500 Million | Creating luxury versions of existing utilitarian products and services | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
Henry J. Kaiser | Construction | $6.0 Billion | Leveraging government contracts to build business infrastructure | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
James Dyson | Technology | $9.5 Billion | Invested heavily in patents to protect innovative technologies from competitors | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
James Ratcliffe | Chemicals | $19.2 Billion | Acquiring undervalued assets from motivated sellers | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Jamsetji Tata | Steel | $100.0 Billion | Establishing India's first modern textile manufacturing operations | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
Jorn Rausing | Packaging | $12.0 Billion | Maintaining ownership in dominant packaging technology company | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Josiah Wedgwood | Pottery | $6 Million | Creating proprietary manufacturing processes and formulas that provided competitive advantages | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Kirsten Rausing | Packaging | $14.0 Billion | Maintaining controlling stake in global market-leading packaging company | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Lakshmi Mittal | Steel | $17.9 Billion | Acquiring distressed steel plants in emerging markets at low valuations | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Leandro Rizzuto | Consumer Goods | $800 Million | Building and maintaining market leadership in hair care appliances | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Lin Yu-lin | Manufacturing | $200 Million | Building efficient electronics manufacturing capabilities for global markets | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Lirio Parisotto | Manufacturing | $1.2 Billion | Building vertically integrated manufacturing operations | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Reinhold Würth | Business | $20.0 Billion | Building a global distribution network for specialized industrial products | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Roy Arthur Hunt | Manufacturing | $500 Million | Investing in research and development to improve production efficiency and product quality | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Samuel Colt | Manufacturing | $15.4 Billion | Securing strong patent protection for his mechanical innovations | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Samuel Crompton | Manufacturing | $20.0 Billion | Failed to build wealth despite creating enormous value, demonstrating the importance of intellectual property protection | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Terry Gou | Technology | $6.0 Billion | Building manufacturing operations at unprecedented scale | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Wang Laichun | Business | $3.0 Billion | Building world-class electronics manufacturing capabilities | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Anthony Saleh | Media | $50 Million | Building digital media brands with highly engaged, loyal audiences | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Arianna Huffington | Media | $100 Million | Creating media platforms that scale through user-generated content and low production costs | 8 | 9 | 5 | |
Barry Diller | Entertainment | $4.9 Billion | Identifying and capitalizing on emerging media trends and technologies | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
Ben Lerer | Media | $100 Million | Building digital media brands that create content specifically for social media consumption | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Felix Dennis | Publishing | $750 Million | Identifying and entering markets just as they begin rapid growth phases but before major competitors | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Haruki Murakami | Literature | $20 Million | Developing a unique and recognizable artistic style | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Javier Moll | Media | $600 Million | Focusing on undervalued regional assets with strong community connections | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Jessica Huie | Media | $8 Million | Identifying and addressing representation gaps in established consumer markets | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Joanna Coles | Media | $50 Million | Building multimedia content brands across print and digital platforms | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
John C. Malone | Media | $9.0 Billion | Using debt strategically to finance acquisitions while maintaining personal equity stakes | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Joseph Pulitzer | Publishing | $30.8 Billion | Acquiring distressed media assets and revitalizing them through innovation | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Katharine Graham | Media | $400.6 Billion | Creating dual-class share structures that maintained control while accessing public markets | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Marlene Taschen | Publishing | $200 Million | Building a premium brand in the luxury publishing market | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Michael Bloomberg | Financial Services | $94.5 Billion | Creating essential tools for a high-value industry (finance) willing to pay premium prices | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Morgan DeBaun | Technology | $5 Million | Building media platforms that serve underrepresented communities | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) | Digital Media | $100 Million | Reinvesting all profits into higher production value content | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Oprah Winfrey | Media | $2.5 Billion | Negotiating ownership stakes rather than salary increases as her leverage grew | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Ricardo Salinas Pliego | Business | $13.0 Billion | Building diversified business conglomerates | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Robert Caro | Publishing | $5 Million | Creating intellectual property with enduring value rather than chasing short-term publishing trends | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Rupert Murdoch | Media | $17.0 Billion | Acquiring undervalued media assets and improving their profitability | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Stephen King | Publishing | $500 Million | Building a recognizable personal brand that signals quality to consumers | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Sumner Redstone | Media | $2.6 Billion | Starting with family theater business and expanding systematically | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Ted Turner | Media | $2.1 Billion | Identifying and acquiring undervalued assets in distressed situations | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Tim Ferriss | Media | $100 Million | Creating bestselling books that establish expertise and generate passive income | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Tom Murphy | Media | $1.0 Billion | Focusing on operational efficiency to generate higher margins than industry peers | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Alisher Usmanov | Finance | $14.4 Billion | Acquiring undervalued assets during economic transitions and privatization periods | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Anna Lohe | Metallurgy | $1.5 Billion | Invested heavily in technological improvements that increased production capacity and product quality | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Armand Hammer | Oil | $800 Million | Building businesses that could operate effectively across international political boundaries | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Cecil Rhodes | Mining | $3.5 Billion | Building monopolies through aggressive acquisition strategies | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Eike Batista | Mining | $200 Million | Identifying and developing untapped national resources | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Gina Rinehart | Mining | $30.2 Billion | Developing large-scale iron ore mining operations in Western Australia | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Jim Justice | Mining | $1.5 Billion | Inheriting and expanding family coal mining business | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Patrice Motsepe | Mining | $3.0 Billion | Acquiring undervalued mining assets with strong potential | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Robert Friedland | Mining | $2.3 Billion | Developing deep technical knowledge in specialized, capital-intensive industries with high barriers to entry | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Alex Tynion | Business | $15 Million | Diversifying creative work across multiple publishers and platforms | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Arnold Schwarzenegger | Entertainment | $450 Million | Leveraging athletic success to build initial fame and business opportunities | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Charles M. Schulz | Comics | $700 Million | Maintaining ownership and creative control of intellectual property | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Christopher Nolan | Entertainment | $250 Million | Developing distinctive filmmaking style and brand recognition | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
David Geffen | Entertainment | $8.0 Billion | Building companies around talent representation and development rather than physical assets or technology | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) | Publishing | $75 Million | Creating distinctive intellectual property with cross-generational appeal | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Ed Catmull | Animation | $100 Million | Focusing on creating foundational intellectual property (RenderMan software) that could be licensed beyond their own use | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Francis Ford Coppola | Film | $400.5 Billion | Used earnings from entertainment career to acquire tangible assets in wine country real estate that appreciated significantly over time | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
George Lucas | Film | $5.4 Billion | Retaining intellectual property rights rather than taking higher upfront payments | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
James Cameron | Film | $700 Million | Creating intellectual property with long-lasting value across multiple media formats | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Jeffrey Katzenberg | Entertainment | $900 Million | Building and leading major entertainment studios during profitable periods | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
J.K. Rowling | Literature | $1.1 Billion | Maintaining intellectual property rights and creative control over adaptations | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Johnny Carson | Entertainment | $300.4 Billion | Negotiating ownership of intellectual property rights rather than just compensation for performance | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Louis B. Mayer | Entertainment | $50.5 Billion | Recognizing and capitalizing on emerging entertainment technologies early | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Lucille Ball | Entertainment | $60 Million | Maintaining ownership rights to creative content rather than working for flat fees | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
Magnús Scheving | Entertainment | $20 Million | Creating entertainment intellectual property with built-in merchandising opportunities | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Marc Merrill | Gaming | $2.5 Billion | Creating highly engaging games with long-term player retention | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Michael Ovitz | Entertainment | $400 Million | Building a dominant talent agency with a wide range of services | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
Motoaki Tanigo | Entertainment | $1.4 Billion | Developing proprietary technology that enables new entertainment formats | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Oscar Deutsch | Entertainment | $10 Million | Creating a distinctive, recognizable brand through architectural consistency | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Philip Anschutz | Entertainment | $10.0 Billion | Diversifying investments across energy, entertainment, and sports | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
P.T. Barnum | Entertainment | $12.3 Billion | Creating scalable entertainment models that could be systematized and expanded nationally | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
Quentin Tarantino | Film | $120 Million | Maintaining creative control over his films, ensuring his unique vision is realized | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Reed Hastings | Technology | $3.3 Billion | Identifying and capitalizing on technological shifts in media consumption | 7 | 9 | 7 | |
Reese Witherspoon | Entertainment | $400 Million | Leveraging celebrity status to build authentic lifestyle and media brands | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Ryan Murphy | Entertainment | $150 Million | Creating multiple successful television series with long-term revenue potential | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Ryan Seacrest | Entertainment | $450 Million | Building a recognizable personal brand that can be leveraged across multiple media platforms | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Sheila Johnson | Entertainment | $780 Million | Building media properties that serve underrepresented audiences | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Shonda Rhimes | Entertainment | $250 Million | Creating long-running television series that generate ongoing revenue through syndication | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Simon Cowell | Entertainment | $600 Million | Creating television formats that can be licensed globally | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Simon Fuller | Entertainment | $560 Million | Creating globally licensable television formats and content | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Stan Lee | Entertainment | $50 Million | Creating intellectual property with broad appeal and merchandising potential | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Steven Spielberg | Entertainment | $4.7 Billion | Negotiating ownership stakes in his creative output rather than work-for-hire arrangements | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Ted Sarandos | Media | $150 Million | Building expertise in content acquisition and licensing negotiations | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Tyler Perry | Entertainment | $1.0 Billion | Creating content for underserved markets and building loyal audiences | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Vince McMahon | Entertainment | $2.1 Billion | Transforming traditional business models through entertainment innovation | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Walt Disney | Entertainment | $1.0 Billion | Creating intellectual property with enduring appeal across generations | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Adi Dassler | Sporting Goods | $700 Million | Creating products with visible performance benefits for professional users | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Adriana Cisneros | Fashion | $1.2 Billion | Transforming traditional family businesses to adapt to digital and global markets | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Alexandra Wilkis Wilson | Fashion | $30 Million | Creating innovative e-commerce models that disrupt traditional retail approaches | 8 | 9 | 5 | |
Alexis Maybank | Fashion | $35 Million | Building innovative e-commerce platforms that disrupt traditional retail models | 8 | 9 | 5 | |
Alexis Traina | Fashion | $20 Million | Building luxury brands that target affluent consumers with disposable income | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Amancio Ortega | Fashion | $88.0 Billion | Creating a responsive supply chain that minimizes inventory risk | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Anna Wintour | Fashion | $50 Million | Creating powerful interdependencies between media, design, retail, and celebrity sectors | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Ben Francis | Fashion | $700 Million | Building lifestyle brands that create emotional connections with target communities | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Bernard Arnault | Luxury Goods | $196.0 Billion | Acquiring iconic luxury brands with strong heritage and craftsmanship | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Bill Bowerman | Sporting Goods | $400 Million | Creating proprietary technology with patent protection | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Blake Mycoskie | Fashion | $300 Million | Creating a business model that resonates with socially conscious consumers | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Brunello Cucinelli | Fashion | $1.8 Billion | Focusing on highest quality cashmere and Italian craftsmanship | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Christian Dior | Fashion | $3.5 Billion | Created a distinctive, recognizable design signature (the "New Look") that became instantly identifiable | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Christian Louboutin | Fashion | $1.2 Billion | Creating instantly recognizable luxury brand elements | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Cristobal Balenciaga | Fashion | $10 Million | Developing a unique and recognizable design aesthetic | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Daymond John | Fashion | $350 Million | Identifying underserved markets and creating products that meet their needs | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
Do Won Chang | Fashion | $5.9 Billion | Creating a fast-fashion business model with rapid inventory turnover | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Donatella Versace | Fashion | $400 Million | Preserving and modernizing an established luxury brand heritage | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Emily Weiss | Beauty | $125 Million | Building audience-first businesses that convert to commerce | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
François Pinault | Luxury Goods | $50.0 Billion | Identifying undervalued businesses with strong heritage and growth potential | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Giorgio Armani | Fashion | $8.5 Billion | Creating a distinct aesthetic that redefined an entire category (men's tailoring) | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Gwen Jimmere | Beauty | $15 Million | Developing innovative natural hair care products for underserved markets | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Hans Wilsdorf | Luxury Watches | $100.2 Billion | Created a brand name specifically designed for global recognition and pronunciation across languages | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Hayley Barna | Technology | $40 Million | Pioneering subscription commerce models before they became mainstream | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Heidi Zak | Fashion | $20 Million | Building innovative direct-to-consumer lingerie brand | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Ido Leffler | Beauty | $100 Million | Building brands around natural and sustainable ingredients | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
James Reinhart | Technology | $50 Million | Building technology infrastructure to scale secondhand commerce | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Jamie Kern Lima | Beauty | $460 Million | Identifying and solving underserved market problems | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Jeff Raider | Consumer Goods | $100 Million | Disrupting traditional industries through direct-to-consumer models | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Jenn Hyman | Fashion | $150 Million | Creating new market categories through innovative business models | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Jennifer Fleiss | Fashion | $50 Million | Creating sharing economy business models in fashion | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Jennifer Hyman | Fashion | $100 Million | Building subscription-based fashion rental platforms | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Jenny Fleiss | Fashion | $50 Million | Co-founding a company that created an entirely new market category | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Jessica Alba | Beauty | $200 Million | Leveraging celebrity status to build brand awareness and credibility | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Josh Luber | Technology | $100 Million | Creating transparent marketplace for high-demand collectible items | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Katrina Lake | Technology | $60 Million | Building a subscription-based business model with high customer retention | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Kim Kardashian | Beauty | $1.8 Billion | Leveraging reality TV fame into business opportunities | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Kit Crawford | Fashion | $200 Million | Creating distinctive, recognizable design elements and branding | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Kylie Jenner | Beauty | $700 Million | Leveraging massive social media following for direct product marketing | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Leonard Lauder | Cosmetics | $32.3 Billion | Building a portfolio of complementary beauty brands rather than a single brand | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Levi Strauss | Clothing | $6.2 Billion | Identifying a practical need in a growing market | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Lisa Price | Beauty | $15 Million | Starting small with minimal investment and bootstrapping growth | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Madame C.J. Walker | Cosmetics | $1 Million | Identifying an underserved market segment | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Mario Moretti Polegato | Fashion | $1.4 Billion | Developing and patenting innovative technology solutions | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Mary Kay Ash | Cosmetics | $500 Million | Creating entrepreneurial opportunities for others rather than just employment positions | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Michael Kors | Fashion | $600 Million | Creating accessible luxury products that appeal to aspirational consumers | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Michelle Phan | Beauty | $50 Million | Building an engaged audience through consistent, valuable content before monetization | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Miko Branch | Beauty | $20 Million | Creating products for an underserved market segment | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Neil Blumenthal | Fashion | $50 Million | Disrupting traditional retail through direct-to-consumer sales | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Phil Knight | Sportswear | $54.0 Billion | Focusing on a growing niche market (athletic performance) that mainstream companies undervalued | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Phoebe Philo | Fashion | $50 Million | Building a distinctive and recognizable design aesthetic | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Rachel Zoe | Fashion | $30 Million | Building a celebrity client base to establish credibility and visibility | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Ralph Lauren | Fashion | $7.1 Billion | Creating a strong brand identity that resonated with consumers | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Sara Blakely | Fashion | $1.2 Billion | Solving overlooked problems in established markets | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Sharmadean Reid | Business | $5 Million | Building cultural and beauty brands with strong social media presence | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Silas Chou | Business | $3.2 Billion | Identifying and investing in promising fashion designers and brands | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Simon Beckerman | Business | $50 Million | Creating new forms of commerce that combine social media with shopping | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Sophia Amoruso | Fashion | $20 Million | Starting with low-cost vintage inventory to test market demand | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Stefan Persson | Fashion | $14.1 Billion | Growing the family business internationally while maintaining family control | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
Tina Green | Fashion | $2.3 Billion | Building a portfolio of complementary fashion retail brands | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Tommy Hilfiger | Fashion | $450 Million | Building strong brand identity around classic American style | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Tory Burch | Fashion | $1.0 Billion | Creating a distinctive brand identity with recognizable design elements | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Tracy DiNunzio | Technology | $50 Million | Identifying underserved market needs in the growing resale economy | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Tristan Walker | Beauty | $40 Million | Identifying underserved markets in large consumer product categories | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Vera Wang | Fashion | $650 Million | Starting with a focused niche market (bridal wear) before expanding broadly | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Yvon Chouinard | Outdoor Apparel | $100 Million | Building products for a passionate niche community that valued quality over price | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
A.G. Gaston | Finance | $130 Million | Identifying essential services lacking in underserved communities | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Abigail Johnson | Finance | $22.0 Billion | Maintaining private family ownership of a financial services giant, avoiding short-term market pressures | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Agha Hasan Abedi | Banking | $15 Million | Identifying and serving underserved markets and customers overlooked by established institutions | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
Alexa von Tobel | Business | $50 Million | Building technology platforms for underserved markets | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Alfred Lee Loomis | Finance | $200 Million | Applying technical expertise to financial analysis in specialized industries | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Andrew W. Mellon | Banking | $50.0 Billion | Using banking relationships to identify promising investment opportunities | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Andrew Wilkinson | Business | $250 Million | Building a holding company that acquires profitable businesses | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Anna Elisabeth Baer | Banking | $2.0 Billion | Maintained significant liquidity even during profitable periods, ensuring the bank could weather economic downturns | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Anne Boden | Technology | $20 Million | Leveraging deep industry expertise to identify and solve systemic problems | 6 | 8 | 5 | |
Baiju Bhatt | Technology | $2.9 Billion | Disrupting established industries by eliminating traditional fee structures | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
Benjamin Graham | Finance | $50 Million | Focus on intrinsic value analysis over market sentiment | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Bill Ackman | Finance | $4.0 Billion | Take large, concentrated positions in undervalued companies | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Bill Gurley | Technology | $9.0 Billion | Investing in platform businesses with strong network effects | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Brian Armstrong | Technology | $2.5 Billion | Building the leading cryptocurrency exchange platform | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Camila Farani | Investment | $50 Million | Building and exiting multiple successful businesses | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Carl Gustav Jung | Finance | $25 Million | Understand psychological biases that affect investment decisions | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Carl Icahn | Finance | $24.0 Billion | Identifying undervalued companies with potential for improvement | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Chamath Palihapitiya | Technology | $1.2 Billion | Leveraging Facebook equity during explosive user growth period | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Charles Schwab | Finance | $10.5 Billion | Disrupting traditional industries through technology and lower costs | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
Charles T. Akre | Finance | $100 Million | Developing a proprietary intellectual framework that provides competitive advantage in identifying investment opportunities | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Charlie Munger | Investments | $2.6 Billion | Extreme patience and willingness to wait years for the right investment opportunity | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Chris Sacca | Finance | $1.2 Billion | Invest in early-stage companies with exceptional founders | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Clara Brenner | Technology | $10 Million | Transitioning from entrepreneur to venture capitalist | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Clarence Dillon | Finance | $2.8 Billion | Building a premier investment banking franchise with recurring revenue | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
David Rockefeller | Banking | $3.3 Billion | Leading major financial institutions through growth and expansion | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
David Tepper | Finance | $18.0 Billion | Focus on distressed and undervalued securities during market stress | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
David Vélez | Fintech | $5.2 Billion | Disrupting traditional banking in underserved emerging markets | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Dee Hock | Banking | $50 Million | Creating a platform business model that generated value through participation rather than direct control | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
Ed Thorp | Finance | $800 Million | Identifying and exploiting mathematical edges that others couldn't see or didn't believe existed | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Elle Kaplan | Finance | $50 Million | Identifying and serving neglected market segments within established industries | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Fred Ehrsam | Fintech | $3.5 Billion | Building cryptocurrency infrastructure for mainstream adoption | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
George Kaiser | Banking | $5.2 Billion | Building a major regional banking and financial services company | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
George Soros | Finance | $7.5 Billion | Taking large, concentrated positions when conviction is high | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Georges Doriot | Venture Capital | $2.5 Billion | Identified transformative technologies before mainstream recognition of their commercial potential | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
Guillaume Pousaz | Fintech | $9.0 Billion | Building modern payment infrastructure for digital businesses | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Hayes Barnard | Technology | $75 Million | Building fintech solutions for underserved market segments | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Helena Morrissey | Finance | $30 Million | Leading major investment management firm through significant growth | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Henadiy Boholyubov | Banking | $1.8 Billion | Building dominant position in Ukrainian retail banking market | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
Henrique Dubugras | Fintech | $50 Million | Building fintech products tailored to underserved startup markets | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Henry Goldman | Banking | $6.1 Billion | Identified and dominated an underserved market niche by focusing on retail and industrial companies ignored by traditional banks | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
Henry Singleton | Technology | $800 Million | Using public markets opportunistically—selling shares when overvalued and buying when undervalued | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Henry Ward | Fintech | $100 Million | Building B2B SaaS solutions for critical business needs | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Howard Marks | Finance | $2.2 Billion | Focus on alternative credit and distressed debt opportunities | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Irving Khan | Finance | $50 Million | Apply value investing principles consistently over long periods | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Ismail Ahmed | Fintech | $200 Million | Building fintech solutions for underserved markets | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Ivar Kreuger | Finance | $1.2 Billion | Building monopolies through strategic acquisitions and market dominance | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Jakob Fugger | Banking | $400.0 Billion | Diversification of business interests | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
James Fisk | Railroads | $100 Million | Engaging in large-scale market speculation and manipulation | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Jamie Dimon | Banking | $2.0 Billion | Leading and transforming major financial institutions | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Jay Cooke | Banking | $200 Million | Pioneering mass marketing techniques for financial products | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
Jean-Marie Eveillard | Finance | $100 Million | Apply value investing principles across global markets | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Jenny Just | Finance | $75 Million | Building proprietary trading systems and technology platforms | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Jeremiah Hamilton | Finance | $250 Million | Mastering Wall Street trading and financial speculation | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Jesse Livermore | Finance | $100 Million | Follow market trends and momentum rather than fighting them | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Jessica Jackley | Business | $5 Million | Building social impact platforms with global reach | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Jim Simons | Finance | $28.1 Billion | Creating proprietary algorithms and models that identify market inefficiencies | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Joel Greenblatt | Finance | $2.0 Billion | Use systematic screening to identify undervalued stocks | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
John Bogle | Finance | $80 Million | Creating an entirely new investment approach that dramatically reduced costs for consumers | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
John Templeton | Finance | $1.0 Billion | Invest globally to access the best opportunities regardless of geography | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Johns Hopkins | Banking | $10.2 Billion | Investing in emerging infrastructure like railroads | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
Joseph Seligman | Banking | $10 Million | Leveraging family connections and trust to build a global financial network | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
Josh Kushner | Venture Capital | $800 Million | Building venture capital firm focused on growth-stage investments | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Joshua Bekenstein | Private Equity | $2.5 Billion | Building diversified private equity investment platform | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
J.P. Morgan | Banking | $80.0 Billion | Industry consolidation through strategic mergers | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Julian Robertson | Finance | $4.8 Billion | Combine fundamental analysis with global macroeconomic insights | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Julio Bozano | Banking | $1.5 Billion | Building comprehensive investment banking and financial services platform | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Kanyi Maqubela | Venture Capital | $100 Million | Building venture capital expertise in early-stage technology investments | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Kavitark Ram Shriram | Technology | $1.7 Billion | Making early-stage investments in transformative technology companies | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Ken Griffin | Finance | $35.0 Billion | Investing heavily in proprietary trading technology and infrastructure | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Ken Langone | Retail | $5.7 Billion | Identifying and supporting exceptional founders and entrepreneurs | 7 | 5 | 7 | |
Mar Hershenson | Technology | $100 Million | Investing in early-stage technology companies with high growth potential | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Mike Speiser | Venture Capital | $200 Million | Investing early in transformative enterprise technology companies | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Olugbenga Agboola | Fintech | $100 Million | Building payments infrastructure for underserved African markets | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Pedro Franceschi | Fintech | $50 Million | Building fintech products tailored to underserved startup market | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Laurance Rockefeller | Venture Capital | $2.0 Billion | Making early investments in breakthrough technologies and companies | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
Li Lu | Investment | $300 Million | Adopting a value investing approach to identify undervalued assets | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Luciana Lixandru | Venture Capital | $50 Million | Identifying high-growth European technology companies early | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Mark Mobius | Finance | $150 Million | Identifying undervalued opportunities in emerging markets | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Marc Rich | Commodities | $2.5 Billion | Pioneering new trading techniques and markets | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
Mark Spitznagel | Finance | $1.0 Billion | Developing innovative hedging strategies for institutional investors | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Michael Burry | Finance | $300 Million | Conduct exhaustive fundamental research to identify market inefficiencies | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Michael Moritz | Venture Capital | $3.0 Billion | Investing early in transformative technology companies | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Michael Platt | Finance | $15.0 Billion | Building systematic trading strategies that remove emotional bias from investment decisions | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Mikhail Fridman | Finance | $12.0 Billion | Building diversified investment portfolio across multiple industries | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Mohnish Pabrai | Finance | $200 Million | Focus on low-risk, high-return investment opportunities | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
Mukhtar Ablyazov | Finance | $2.0 Billion | Building and expanding BTA Bank during Kazakhstan's economic growth period | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Nathan Rothschild | Banking | $400.0 Billion | Developing proprietary information networks that provided market intelligence before competitors | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
Naval Ravikant | Technology | $200 Million | Developing specific knowledge at the intersection of multiple disciplines | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
Nelson Rockefeller | Finance | $1.1 Billion | Managing and growing inherited wealth through diversified investments | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Nick Sleep | Investment Management | $300 Million | Concentrating capital in a small number of exceptional businesses rather than diversifying broadly | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Nicolas Berggruen | Business | $2.9 Billion | Building a diversified investment holding company | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Nikolay Storonsky | Fintech | $7.0 Billion | Building a comprehensive digital banking platform | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
Paul Tudor Jones | Finance | $7.3 Billion | Focus on macro trends and their impact on various asset classes | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
Peter Cundill | Investment Management | $500 Million | Developing expertise in areas overlooked by consensus thinking and conventional wisdom | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Peter Hargreaves | Finance | $3.0 Billion | Building a low-cost investment platform for retail investors | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Peter Kellner | Business | $2.0 Billion | Building and leading successful private equity firms | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
Peter Lynch | Finance | $352 Million | Identifying undervalued growth companies through fundamental analysis | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Philip Fisher | Finance | $100 Million | Focus on companies with exceptional long-term growth prospects | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Quah Beng Kee | Banking | $2.3 Billion | Diversifying investments across multiple sectors | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Ray Dalio | Finance | $19.1 Billion | Creating systematic, repeatable investment processes rather than relying on individual insights | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Rishi Khosla | Finance | $100 Million | Identifying underserved markets in traditional banking | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Roelof Botha | Venture Capital | $400 Million | Building venture capital expertise through successful early-stage investments | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Ron Conway | Business | $1.5 Billion | Angel investing in early-stage technology companies | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Sameer Gehlaut | Business | $1.2 Billion | Building integrated financial services and real estate businesses | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Sarah Kunst | Business | $25 Million | Building venture capital funds focused on underrepresented founders | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Sasha Orloff | Technology | $100 Million | Building technology platforms that improve traditional financial services | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
Sebastian Siemiatkowski | Technology | $1.2 Billion | Creating new financial service categories with large addressable markets | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
Seth Klarman | Finance | $1.5 Billion | Buy securities at significant discounts to intrinsic value | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Shivani Siroya | Business | $20 Million | Building fintech solutions for large, underserved markets in emerging economies | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Siggi Wilzig | Banking | $100 Million | Acquiring underperforming companies with strong underlying assets | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Sir Len Blavatnik | Business | $32.0 Billion | Investing in undervalued assets during periods of market distress or transition | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
Stanley Druckenmiller | Finance | $6.4 Billion | Focus on major macroeconomic trends and their investment implications | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
Stephen Girard | Finance | $105.0 Billion | Establishing strategic banking relationships with government entities | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
Stewart Horejsi | Finance | $2.0 Billion | Making large, concentrated investments in exceptional companies | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Thomas Peterffy | Finance | $30.8 Billion | Identifying and automating inefficient manual processes in financial markets | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Tim Chen | Finance | $150 Million | Building platforms that simplify complex financial decisions | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Tim Draper | Venture Capital | $1.2 Billion | Investing early in transformative technologies and platforms | 8 | 9 | 5 | |
Tom Blomfield | Fintech | $100 Million | Building digital-first financial products that compete with traditional banks | 6 | 8 | 5 | |
Vlad Tenev | Fintech | $1.0 Billion | Building platforms that democratize access to traditional financial services | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Warren Buffett | Finance | $120.0 Billion | Investing in businesses with durable competitive advantages | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
William Erbey | Finance | $800 Million | Building businesses that serve distressed or underserved financial markets | 6 | 8 | 5 | |
Alison Roman | Food | $5 Million | Creating viral content that drives book sales and brand recognition | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Ben Cohen | Food | $150 Million | Creating products that reflect personal values and social consciousness | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Colonel Harland Sanders | Food Service | $300 Million | Developing a proprietary product that was difficult to replicate | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Daniel Lubetzky | Food & Beverage | $2.3 Billion | Building a healthy snacking brand during the wellness trend | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Danny Meyer | Restaurants | $400 Million | Created restaurants with distinct identities rather than replicating the same concept | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Dave Thomas | Fast Food | $4.2 Billion | Differentiating through product quality and freshness | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Debbi Fields | Food | $200 Million | Building a brand around superior product quality and freshness | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Dietrich Mateschitz | Beverages | $20.0 Billion | Identifying and adapting an existing product for new markets rather than creating something entirely new | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Forrest Mars Jr. | Food & Beverage | $26.8 Billion | Maintaining private ownership of a large enterprise, avoiding dilution through public offerings | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
George Cadbury | Food Manufacturing | $200 Million | Investing in production technology that improved both quality and efficiency | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
Gustavus Franklin Swift | Food Processing | $251.9 Billion | Pioneering refrigerated transportation technology | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Harry Snyder | Fast Food | $50 Million | Focusing on product quality and customer satisfaction | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Howard Schultz | Food & Beverage | $4.3 Billion | Transforming a commodity product (coffee) into a premium experience | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Indra Nooyi | Food & Beverage | $80 Million | Leading strategic transformation of major corporations | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Jacqueline Mars | Food | $42.0 Billion | Maintaining private family ownership to enable long-term strategic planning | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
James Leprino | Food Processing | $3.2 Billion | Building world's largest mozzarella cheese manufacturing operation | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Jerry Greenfield | Food | $150 Million | Starting with minimal capital and growing organically | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Jitse Groen | Technology | $500 Million | Building online food delivery platform before smartphone apps dominated | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
John Mackey | Food Retail | $85 Million | Identifying and capitalizing on emerging consumer trends before they become mainstream | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
John Mars | Food | $41.5 Billion | Maintaining private family ownership for maximum strategic flexibility | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Jorge Paulo Lemann | Food & Beverage | $15.4 Billion | Acquiring underperforming consumer brands with strong market positions | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Joseph Rowntree | Confectionery | $200 Million | Creating branded consumer products with consistent quality to build customer loyalty | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
Kara Goldin | Health | $50 Million | Creating healthy alternative products in large consumer markets | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Kimbal Musk | Food | $700 Million | Building restaurant chains with strong brand identity and social mission | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Lynsi Snyder | Food Service | $3.6 Billion | Maintaining private ownership to preserve family values and long-term thinking | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Mikaila Ulmer | Food & Beverage | $2 Million | Building a purpose-driven brand that resonates with conscious consumers | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Milton S. Hershey | Food & Beverage | $12.0 Billion | Pioneering mass production of affordable chocolate in America | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Nian Guangjiu | Food | $200 Million | Creating a distinctive product in a seemingly commoditized category | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Nicolas Jammet | Food | $30 Million | Creating a new category in fast-casual dining focused on health | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Peter Buck | Food | $1.6 Billion | Investing early in a promising young entrepreneur and business concept | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Peter Rahal | Food | $20 Million | Creating differentiated products in competitive food markets | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Rachel Drori | Food | $100 Million | Creating convenient solutions for health-conscious consumers | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Ron Shaich | Food | $300 Million | Creating innovative restaurant concepts that fill market gaps | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Soraya Darabi | Business | $25 Million | Building brands around sustainability and conscious consumption trends | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Steve Ellis | Food Service | $200 Million | Creating a new dining category between fast food and casual dining | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swaady Martin | Food & Beverage | $20 Million | Creating luxury brands that showcase African cultural heritage | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Tara Bosch | Business | $15 Million | Building better-for-you alternatives to popular consumer products | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Todd Graves | Restaurants | $690 Million | Creating a simple, reproducible business model focused on quality execution | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Tom Monaghan | Food Service | $400 Million | Focusing on delivery when competitors emphasized dine-in service | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Anthony Bourdain | Media | $16 Million | Identifying and focusing on his unique value proposition (storytelling) rather than conventional career paths | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Tony Tan Caktiong | Food Service | $3.5 Billion | Adapting global business models to local market preferences and tastes | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Tony Xu | Technology | $3.1 Billion | Building marketplace platforms that connect multiple stakeholders | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Truett Cathy | Food Service | $7.0 Billion | Creating a unique signature product that became the company's foundation | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
William Rosenberg | Food & Beverage | $500 Million | Creating recurring revenue streams through franchise fees and royalties | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Zhong Shanshan | Beverages | $68.9 Billion | Focusing on essential consumer products with frequent repeat purchases | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Acharya Balkrishna | Business | $2.1 Billion | Commercializing traditional knowledge and ancient remedies for modern markets | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Ali Parsa | Healthcare | $100 Million | Building technology platforms that can scale globally without proportional infrastructure investment | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Ana Maiques | Healthcare Technology | $15 Million | Creating intellectual property at the intersection of emerging technologies and unmet medical needs | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Andrew Dudum | Healthcare | $75 Million | Addressing underserved and stigmatized health conditions with convenient solutions | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Andy Katz-Mayfield | Healthcare | $50 Million | Disrupting established industries with direct-to-consumer business models | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
Anne Wojcicki | Biotechnology | $800 Million | Creating a dual-value business model where the same transaction (genetic testing) creates both consumer value and valuable research data | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Bruce Heavin | Fitness | $200 Million | Creating a franchise model with low startup costs and high replicability | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Caryn Seidman-Becker | Healthcare | $300 Million | Building a subscription-based biometric identity platform | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
David Benaron | Medical Technology | $75 Million | Developing deep expertise at the intersection of multiple high-value disciplines where few competitors operate | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Dave Gilboa | Technology | $200 Million | Disrupting traditional retail industries with direct-to-consumer models | 8 | 9 | 5 | |
Dean Kamen | Technology | $500 Million | Developing breakthrough medical devices that solve critical problems | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Derrick Rossi | Biotechnology | $1.2 Billion | Commercializing breakthrough academic research discoveries | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Elizabeth Holmes | Technology | $4.5 Billion | Creating compelling narratives around breakthrough technology | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Ernesto Bertarelli | Pharmaceuticals | $8.5 Billion | Transforming a family pharmaceutical business into a global biotech leader | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
George Yancopoulos | Pharmaceuticals | $3.5 Billion | Focusing on breakthrough scientific discoveries with significant commercial potential | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Hansjoerg Wyss | Medical Devices | $5.9 Billion | Building leading medical device company through innovation and quality | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
Helmy Eltoukhy | Biotechnology | $150 Million | Building businesses at the intersection of emerging technologies and established industries | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Julia Cheek | Healthcare | $200 Million | Building direct-to-consumer healthcare testing platform | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Katherine Ryder | Business | $30 Million | Building healthcare technology platforms for underserved markets | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Marah Lidey | Technology | $20 Million | Building a subscription-based wellness platform | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw | Biotechnology | $3.3 Billion | Starting with technical expertise in an underserved market niche | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Leonard Schleifer | Pharmaceuticals | $2.9 Billion | Building a world-class drug development and research platform | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Li Xiting | Healthcare | $6.8 Billion | Building leading medical device company with global market presence | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Melanie Strong | Healthcare | $75 Million | Building technology solutions for the large healthcare market | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Miryam Lazarte | Healthcare | $30 Million | Building scalable digital health platforms | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Noubar Afeyan | Biotechnology | $5.0 Billion | Co-founding and developing breakthrough biotechnology companies | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Robert Duggan | Pharmaceuticals | $3.8 Billion | Investing in breakthrough biotechnology with significant market potential | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Robert Langer | Biotechnology | $1.5 Billion | Translating academic research into patentable technologies with commercial applications | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Robert Wood Johnson I | Pharmaceuticals | $25.7 Billion | Converting scientific innovation into commercially viable products | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Rudy A. Mazzocchi | Medical Devices | $75 Million | Focusing on significant unmet medical needs with limited existing solutions | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
Sami Inkinen | Technology | $200 Million | Building technology platforms that disrupt traditional industries | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Stefano Pessina | Retail | $9.5 Billion | Systematically consolidating fragmented markets through mergers and acquisitions | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Temie Giwa-Tubosun | Healthcare | $15 Million | Creating technology solutions for critical healthcare challenges | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Zachariah Reitano | Healthcare | $100 Million | Building direct-to-consumer healthcare platforms during telemedicine growth | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Zhong Huijuan | Pharmaceuticals | $14.2 Billion | Focusing on high-margin specialized pharmaceutical products rather than commodity generics | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Alice Walton | Retail | $70.0 Billion | Maintaining core wealth in Walmart stock while diversifying into other assets | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Andrew Nisbet | Food Service | $1.3 Billion | Identifying a market need and developing a business to meet that need | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Anita Roddick | Retail | $60 Million | Developing a distinctive brand identity based on ethical values that attracted loyal customers | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Annette Verschuren | Business | $50 Million | Building and scaling major retail operations | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Arthur Blank | Retail | $7.6 Billion | Creating a new retail category (big-box home improvement) by identifying an underserved market | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Bernard Marcus | Retail | $5.5 Billion | Creating a new retail category that combined warehouse pricing with high-touch service | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Bruce Nordstrom | Retail | $800 Million | Building a premium brand based on exceptional customer service | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Christy Walton | Retail | $8.5 Billion | Active management of inherited wealth rather than passive holding | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Chuck Feeney | Retail | $28.0 Billion | Recognizing opportunity in duty-free shopping during travel expansion | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
David Green | Retail | $14.3 Billion | Building a dominant position in a specialized retail category | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Donald Friese | Retail | $1.8 Billion | Building a major regional retail chain focused on underserved markets | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Estée Lauder | Cosmetics | $3.8 Billion | Creating recurring revenue through consumable products that required regular repurchasing | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Ingvar Kamprad | Retail | $58.7 Billion | Creating a complex corporate structure spanning multiple countries for tax efficiency | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Jack Cohen | Retail | $800 Million | Building businesses that serve mass-market needs at accessible price points | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
James Cash Penney | Retail | $1.0 Billion | Creating employee ownership and profit-sharing programs | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Jessica Rolph | Consumer Goods | $100 Million | Building research-backed products that solve real parenting challenges | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Jim Walton | Retail | $71.9 Billion | Expanding the family banking business through strategic acquisitions of regional banks | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Prescott Lee | Retail | $50 Million | Founding and expanding a successful discount store chain in the 1960s | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Mei Xu | Retail | $100 Million | Starting small and reinvesting profits for organic growth | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Mel Ziegler | Retail | $150 Million | Finding value in overlooked or discounted products through creative repositioning | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Otto Beisheim | Retail | $4.5 Billion | Building large-scale wholesale and retail operations | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Patricia Ziegler | Retail | $150 Million | Creating high margin products by applying creativity to low-cost inputs | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Paul Orfalea | Retail | $200 Million | Creating partnership structures that allowed rapid expansion with minimal capital | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Paul Van Doren | Footwear | $100 Million | Building a brand around a specific subculture and lifestyle | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Pryce Pryce-Jones | Retail | $6 Million | Leveraging emerging infrastructure technologies ahead of competitors | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Rob Walton | Retail | $69.1 Billion | Maintaining family control of the business through coordinated voting of shares | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Robert Kierlin | Industrial Supply | $600 Million | Focusing on an unsexy, fragmented industry with high value-add potential | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Rose Blumkin | Retail | $200 Million | Founding Nebraska Furniture Mart with just $500 and exceptional business instincts | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Ryan Cohen | Retail | $2.6 Billion | Building e-commerce platforms that provide superior customer experiences | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Sam Walton | Retail | $8.6 Billion | Prioritizing volume over margins, generating more total profit through higher sales | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Sol Price | Retail | $500 Million | Eliminating traditional industry cost structures rather than competing within them | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
Stephen Kuhl | Technology | $150 Million | Building scalable software platforms with recurring revenue models | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Susan Feldman | Retail | $75 Million | Creating innovative retail models like flash sales for luxury home goods | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Tadashi Yanai | Retail | $33.3 Billion | Positioning between fast fashion and luxury with high-quality basics at accessible prices | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Thato Kgatlhanye | Retail | $5 Million | Creating products that solve multiple social and environmental problems | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Theo Albrecht Jr. | Retail | $16.0 Billion | Focusing on operational efficiency and cost control | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Tina Sharkey | Retail | $75 Million | Creating direct-to-consumer business models that reduce middlemen | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Albert Einstein | Science | $2 Million | Converting intellectual achievements into diverse revenue streams through books, lectures, and media appearances | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Alfred Nobel | Explosives | $250 Million | Developing practical improvements to existing technologies rather than entirely new concepts | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Benjamin Franklin | Publishing | $43 Million | Establishing a business in a growing industry (printing and publishing) | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Carl Bosch | Chemicals | $150 Million | Converting scientific discoveries into practical, industrial applications | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Claude Shannon | Information Theory | $15 Million | Developing foundational intellectual property with wide-ranging applications across multiple industries | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Edwin Land | Photography | $3.0 Billion | Creating proprietary technology protected by numerous patents | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Fadi Makki | Behavioral Economics | $20 Million | Developing specialized expertise at the intersection of multiple disciplines | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Fritz Haber | Chemistry | $5 Million | Focusing on solving fundamental bottlenecks in essential industries rather than incremental improvements | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
J. Robert Oppenheimer | Science | $10 Million | Leveraging intellectual capital to secure positions of influence and leadership | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
James Watt | Engineering | $30 Million | Securing robust intellectual property protection through patents | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Nikola Tesla | Electrical Engineering | $1.0 Billion | Focusing on revolutionary rather than evolutionary innovations that create entirely new industries | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Peter Diamandis | Technology | $50 Million | Creating organizations that attract funding from philanthropists and corporations | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Thomas Newcomen | Engineering | $23 Million | Identifying critical industrial bottlenecks that limited economic productivity | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Vannevar Bush | Technology | $10 Million | Creating institutional structures that facilitated bringing scientific advances to market | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
William Shockley | Technology | $1 Million | Developing deep expertise at the intersection of theoretical science and practical applications | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Albert D. Lasker | Advertising | $50 Million | Transforming advertising from announcements to persuasive sales messages | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Ben Chestnut | Technology | $4.1 Billion | Targeting underserved market segments ignored by competitors | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Carrie Rose | Marketing | $5 Million | Identifying and exploiting gaps between established disciplines where innovation can create unusual value | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Claude C. Hopkins | Advertising | $50 Million | Building compensation structures tied directly to measurable business results rather than fixed salaries | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
David Ogilvy | Advertising | $50 Million | Creating an agency built around distinctive principles rather than simply offering generic advertising services | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Edward L. Bernays | Public Relations | $7 Million | Creating an entirely new professional industry (public relations) | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Kim Perell | Business | $100 Million | Building and selling marketing technology companies | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Lane Sutton | Digital Marketing | $5 Million | Building expertise in emerging digital platforms before they become mainstream | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Param Singh | Technology | $20 Million | Identifying emerging digital platforms early and building ancillary services around them | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Richard M. DeVos Sr. | Direct Selling | $5.4 Billion | Building a business model where growth occurred through customer acquisition rather than capital investment | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Rory Sutherland | Advertising | $10 Million | Building expertise in behavioral economics and its application to marketing | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Aristotle Onassis | Shipping | $2.5 Billion | Investing heavily during economic downturns when assets were undervalued | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
Birgitta Durell | Shipping | $2.5 Billion | Reinvested profits consistently into fleet expansion rather than maintaining an extravagant lifestyle | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Brigitta Sahlgren | Trade | $5 Million | Establishing control over key aspects of the supply chain to increase margins and reduce dependency on external providers | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Charles T. Hinde | Shipping | $30 Million | Mastering operational aspects of businesses before expanding into ownership positions | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Charlotta Richardy | Trade | $10 Million | Identifying and dominating specialized niches overlooked by mainstream commercial networks | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Cornelius Vanderbilt | Shipping | $208.0 Billion | Aggressive business tactics | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Daniel Ludwig | Shipping | $4.0 Billion | Identified emerging industry trends decades before they became mainstream, particularly in energy transportation | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
Idan Ofer | Shipping | $13.9 Billion | Investing in cyclical industries at optimal times | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Isaac Le Maire | Shipping | $101.5 Billion | Identifying and exploiting inefficiencies in emerging markets and financial systems | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Jerry Moyes | Transportation | $1.0 Billion | Building scale in essential transportation and logistics services | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Jim Casey | Logistics | $62 Million | Building recurring revenue through subscription-based delivery services | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
John Fredriksen | Shipping | $11.5 Billion | Buying shipping assets during market downturns at discounted prices | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Klaus-Michael Kühne | Logistics | $38.0 Billion | Growing and maintaining controlling stake in global logistics leader | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Malcom McLean | Shipping | $400 Million | Identifying a bottleneck in global trade and creating a solution that benefited all participants | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Ryan Petersen | Technology | $1.5 Billion | Building technology solutions for large, traditional industries ripe for disruption | 8 | 8 | 5 | |