#7 Bill Gates

Cofounder, Chairman and CEO, Microsoft

Everyone is familiar with the name Bill Gates. Like every other well known business magnate he too has an inspiring story behind his success. Bill Gates was a visionary; he had a dream to see every house with a personal computer that would run on Microsoft’s operating system. He dropped out of Harvard and started working towards his goals when he was only 19 years old. His idea of affordable personal computers was mocked by many as computers in those days would occupy the entire room and no one could foresee a world where every individual would own a computer.

Message: “People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they? People feared coal; they feared gas-powered engines. There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept their silicon masters”. – Bill Gates