Famous Entrepreneurs – Historic 365

Andrew Carnegie emigrated from which country to the United States before building his steel empire?

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Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994 in which city?

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Jerry Yang and David Filo co-founded which internet company in 1995 while studying at Stanford University?

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Walt Disney was fired from a Kansas City newspaper for allegedly lacking creativity before founding his animation studio. In which city did he establish the Disney studio?

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Coco Chanel founded her fashion house in 1910 in which city?

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Which entrepreneur co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1975?

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After being ousted from Apple in 1985, Steve Jobs founded which computer company before eventually returning to Apple in 1997?

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Richard Branson launched the Virgin brand in 1972, starting with which type of business?

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The Warren Buffett investment philosophy of buying undervalued companies and holding them long-term is known as what?

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John D. Rockefeller donated much of his fortune to philanthropy, including founding which university?

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Howard Schultz transformed Starbucks from a small Seattle coffee roaster into a global brand after being inspired by the coffee culture of which country?

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Which female entrepreneur founded Spanx and became one of the youngest self-made female billionaires in American history?

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Elon Musk co-founded which online payment company in 1999 that later merged with PayPal?

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Cornelius Vanderbilt built his vast fortune primarily through which industry before diversifying into railroads?

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Which entrepreneur founded SpaceX with the stated goal of making humanity a multi-planetary species?

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Sam Walton opened the first Walmart discount store in 1962 in which Arkansas town?

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Mary Kay Ash founded Mary Kay Cosmetics in 1963 using a model in which independent consultants sold directly to customers. This approach was a variation of which sales technique?

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