Top 5
1) Steve Job
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Steve Jobs always
looked at the surrounding and grabbed the opportunity to create new item that
needed by the people. Example, Steve Jobs had introduced Apple I and Apple II
which is the first personal computer. Later, when competition arise, he
introduced Apple Mac, the first personal computer to feature a graphical-user
interface controlled by a mouse. Besides, Steve Jobs was willing to cannibalize
his company's products in the name of progress. Many CEOs hesitant to develop
the iPhone but Steve Jobs made iPhone a big success and took a big bite out of
the lucrative mobile market. For more information: http://www.techlifebalance.net/steve-jobs-the-risk-taker/ http://www.kevinquinley.com/five-risk-management-lessons-from-steve-jobs-life-and-death/1) Steve Job
2) Richard Branson
Richard
Branson is outward-going and excellent self-publicist. He has been called an
‘adventurer’, taking risks that few others would contemplate. This shows itself
in his personal life with his transatlantic power boating and round-the-world
ballooning exploits as well as his business life where he has challenged
established firms like British Airways and Coca-Cola.
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226942
3) Lim Goh Tong
Tan
Sri Lim, who hailed from China's Fujian province, was forced to leave school at
the age of 16, after his father died, and began selling vegetable seeds to
support his family.
In
1937, he left Fujian for what was then British-controlled Malaya, where he
dabbled in a host of businesses ranging from selling machinery to building and
tin mining. Tan Sri Lim, who did not speak English and conversed with
Malaysia's political elite in colloquial Malay, came up with the idea of a hilltop
resort while working on a hydroelectric project in 1963.The development of
Genting, whose name in Chinese means "on top of clouds", now attracts
more than 18 million visitors a year, but it brought him perilously close to
bankruptcy before taking off.
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4) Tadashi Yanai
Tadashi Yanai started
his career in a post-war condition of Hiroshima therefore the whole economic
structure was in its fragile state. Uniqlo focuses on cheap and
affordable clothing which was not something that Japanese perceived positively
with. Japanese are used to the notion that clothing are usually expensive if it
is sold in a super store thus the initial launching of Uniqlo was faced with
daunting challenges. For more info: http://forum.sazua.com/about1147.html
5) ) Bill Gates
More info at : http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/running_small_business/archives/2009/09/bill_gatess_asy.html
Bottom 2:
49) John.D.Rockefeller
John.D.Rocketfeller
only get 13.5% in this risk & opportunity category with sub category of A.
Risk- Possibility of failure, B.Risk- Harsh Environment, C. opportunity-
Maximizing Opportunities, D. Opportunity- The mind of Strategist with each sub
category rating of maximum 5% respectively and a total of 20% in this first category.
Further details refer to : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Rockefeller#Beginning_in_the_oil_business
50) J.P.Morgan
Unlike many of his
contemporaries, he never faced poverty. He always lived in luxury since his
birth as his father was a successful banker and owner of JM Beebe, the biggest
dry goods exporter. Morgan was practical. There can be no doubt that Morgan was
a dreamer, occupying his time thinking of grand schemes and larger-than-life
business deals. But, he never lost himself in the clouds. He knew that in order
to achieve success on the scale that he dreamed of, he needed to take practical
and concrete steps in that direction. Thus, through education and taking on
junior positions at investment firms and banking houses, Morgan took the time
he needed to gain the experience that would enable him to realize his dreams.
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