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Self-taught Entrepreneurship

From idea to company with nothing but nerve and a plan.

Entrepreneurship Stories

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Oracle cofounder and enterprise-software entrepreneur / 06

Larry Ellison Found a Business in Research Others Had Published

He did not invent relational databases. He helped turn the idea into commercial software that organizations could buy.

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Microsoft cofounder and software entrepreneur / 07

Bill Gates Learned to Sell the Software, Not the Computer

Thousands of hours at a terminal came first. The company followed when a new kind of computer needed a language.

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Tumblr founder and self-taught web developer / 08

David Karp Made Publishing Easier Than Keeping a Blog

He saw a gap between saying nothing online and composing a full blog post—and designed a place for everything in between.

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WordPress cofounder and Automattic founder / 09

Matt Mullenweg Built a Company Around Software Anyone Could Use

The code was open. The entrepreneurial opportunity was making it useful, dependable, and easier to operate.

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Fashion entrepreneur and founder of Ralph Lauren / 10

Ralph Lauren Sold a World Before He Sold a Full Wardrobe

A tie salesman without a fashion degree learned to make one accessory suggest an entire way of living.

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