By Malavika Velayanikal This Hong Kong business magnate, investor, and philanthropist is the richest person in Asia, with a net worth of $31.9 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as of April 16,2014. He was born in Guangdong province, China. After his father’s death, he was forced to leave school to support his family before…
Day: May 27, 2017
J.K Rowling Success
By Get Busy Living Blog Writer J.K Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, spoke to the graduating class of Harvard in June 2008. She didn’t talk about success. She talked about failures. Her own in particular. I absolutely love her quote. “You might never fail on the scale I did,” Rowling told that privileged audience.…
One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com y Richard L. Brandt
By Hiba Argane Richard Brandt has brought us the intel behind the creator of the world’s most popular online shopping site, Amazon.com. With its super easy and convenient layout, Amazon has helped Bezos rise from computer whiz to a world-changing entrepreneur. Through interviews with employees, competitors and observers, we get an insight into how Bezos…
The Blind CEO Who Built a 50 Crore Company
By Rediff Srikanth Bolla (pictured below) is standing tall living by his conviction that if the “world looks at me and says, ‘Srikanth, you can do nothing,’ I look back at the world and say ‘I can do anything’.” When he was born, neighbours in the village suggested that his parents smother him. It was…