Age when their business launched? Jeff Bezos: 30 Oprah Winfrey: 32 Reed Hastings, Netflix: 36 Doris Fisher, Gap: 37 Vera Wang: 40 Eric Yuan, Zoom: 41 Sam Walton, Walmart: 44 Adi Dassler, Adidas: 48 Bernie Marcus, Home Depot: 50 Charles Flint, IBM: 61 Here are their stories ???? — Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) September 5, 2022
Age when their business launched? Jeff Bezos: 30 Oprah Winfrey: 32 Reed Hastings, Netflix: 36 Doris Fisher, Gap: 37 Vera Wang: 40 Eric Yuan, Zoom: 41 Sam Walton, Walmart: 44 Adi Dassler, Adidas: 48 Bernie Marcus, Home Depot: 50 Charles Flint, IBM: 61 Here are their stories ????
Oprah started her TV production company Harpo when she was 32. Part of her motivation? Her co-anchor was being paid more than her. “I said I want to take the risk of owning my own show so that I will be the one to say who gets what paycheck.”pic.twitter.com/88ie5L7hBd — Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) September 5, 2022
Oprah started her TV production company Harpo when she was 32. Part of her motivation? Her co-anchor was being paid more than her. “I said I want to take the risk of owning my own show so that I will be the one to say who gets what paycheck.”pic.twitter.com/88ie5L7hBd
At 37, Doris Fisher founded The Gap with her husband Don. Part of the reason? Don couldn’t find jeans that fit his 6’4 frame. A gap…in the market. Doris came up with the name. Her company inspired a retail revolution. pic.twitter.com/Px9vRPaZSk — Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) September 5, 2022
At 37, Doris Fisher founded The Gap with her husband Don. Part of the reason? Don couldn’t find jeans that fit his 6’4 frame. A gap…in the market. Doris came up with the name. Her company inspired a retail revolution. pic.twitter.com/Px9vRPaZSk
Eric Yuan started Zoom at 41. He’d had the idea in college, after long tiring trips to see his girlfriend. He got to the U.S. after 8 visa application denials… …and helped Cisco grow WebEx. But customers wanted more. So he started his own company.pic.twitter.com/3jspyK2R0q — Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) September 5, 2022
Eric Yuan started Zoom at 41. He’d had the idea in college, after long tiring trips to see his girlfriend. He got to the U.S. after 8 visa application denials… …and helped Cisco grow WebEx. But customers wanted more. So he started his own company.pic.twitter.com/3jspyK2R0q
Adi Dassler was originally in business with his brother Rudi. But there was a family feud. So Adi started Adidas at 48. “Adidas” is his name (“Adi”… “Das”) Rudi, meanwhile, started Puma. pic.twitter.com/2V1uBxOpQ5 — Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) September 5, 2022
Adi Dassler was originally in business with his brother Rudi. But there was a family feud. So Adi started Adidas at 48. “Adidas” is his name (“Adi”… “Das”) Rudi, meanwhile, started Puma. pic.twitter.com/2V1uBxOpQ5
And Charles Flint started IBM at 61. He wanted a diversified business. So he merged several companies… …makers of punch clocks, computing scales and tabulating machines. It was called Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co (CTR). He was 74 by the time it was renamed IBM. pic.twitter.com/DgskQgEZW6 — Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) September 5, 2022
And Charles Flint started IBM at 61. He wanted a diversified business. So he merged several companies… …makers of punch clocks, computing scales and tabulating machines. It was called Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co (CTR). He was 74 by the time it was renamed IBM. pic.twitter.com/DgskQgEZW6
