Black entertainment television founder Bob Johnson was a son of farmer and one of nine children.
He never intended to start a business, but wh…
Scott Adams grew from a bank teller to the creator of the popular comic strip Dilbert.
Before Dilbert he tried several things but failed misera…
Tom Chappell and his wife Kate started making soap, shampoo and then toothpaste in an old warehouse in Maine.
They started making this stuff be…
Sean Rad was always scared and terrified to meet girls. One time he was in a restaurant and found an answer to this problem. He started Tinder al…
Jim Sinegal started a single Costco store in Seattle in 1983. He had plans to just grow it to 10-12 stores.
When he opened the first store, h…
Every day, millions of people experience cinematic joy by experiencing their favorite movies and TV shows. It’s all thanks to Reed Hastings, the …
In a basement in Georgetown, Kevin Plank started a company with about $15,000, and some locally purchased fabric.
He didn’t have any big plans.
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Two college graduates with a little savings, no connections, and little-to-no experience started a company from their apartment.
They faced man…
Anita Roddick had to earn money to support her two kids. Her plan was disarmingly simple.
She would create a line of cosmetics from natural…
Josh and Ricky were childhood friends and when they were in college, wanted to start a website to make money.
What better idea than to start a …
Jim left his job as a management consultant and wanted to follow his passion for brewing.
Even though he had many rejections, he continued to …
Product Hunt, like many popular products, didn’t start with grand dreams.
Ryan Hoover started it as a simple email list and as a side proje…