KNOWLEDGE COLLECTION

Wiki Topic: Founders

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Sara Blakely

American entrepreneur who founded Spanx, an apparel company known for shapewear and related clothing products.

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Falguni Nayar

Indian entrepreneur who founded Nykaa, an omnichannel beauty and lifestyle retailer, in 2012.

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Lei Jun

Chinese entrepreneur and investor who founded Xiaomi in 2010 with a group of partners. Xiaomi develops consumer electronics and smart devices.

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Reed Hastings

American entrepreneur who co-founded Netflix with Marc Randolph in 1997. The company began as a DVD rental service and later became a global streaming business.

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Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Indian entrepreneur who founded One97 Communications, the company behind the Paytm digital payments and commerce brand.

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Masayoshi Son

Japanese entrepreneur and investor who founded SoftBank in 1981, initially as a software distribution business.

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Brian Chesky

American designer and entrepreneur who co-founded Airbnb with Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk in 2008.

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Bhavish Aggarwal

Indian entrepreneur who co-founded Ola Cabs with Ankit Bhati in 2010 and later founded Ola Electric.

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Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur and product executive who co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne in 1976. He later led the development of influential Apple products and helped build Pixar into a major animation studio.

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Steve Wozniak

American engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne. He designed the Apple I and was the principal designer of the Apple II.

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