এসো নীপবনে ‎'The 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time'- Fortune Magazine makes a cover story & says that -'Great ideas are hard to come by. Putting them to work is even harder. Meet the founders who turned concepts into companies and changed the face of business.' 1. Steve Jobs: Company: Apple Sales: $108.2 billion Market Value: $546 billion Employees: 63,300 Advice: Say no to focus groups and market research. 2. Bill Gates: Company: Microsoft Sales: $69.9 billion Market Value: $273.5 billion Employees: 90,000 Advice: Find very smart people and create small teams. 3. Fred Smith: Company: FedEx Sales: $39.3 billion Market Value: $30 billion Employees: 255,573 Advice: Rely on "first-level" managers. 4. Jeff Bezos: Company: Amazon Market Value: $84.0 billion Sales: $48.1 billion Employees: 56,200 Advice: Take regular mini-retreats. 5. Larry Page and Sergey Brin: Company: Google Sales: $37.9 billion Market Value: $203.2 billion Employees: 32,500 Advice: Spare no expense on innovation. 6. Howard Schultz: Company: Starbucks Sales: $11.7 billion Market Value: $40 billion Employees: 149,000 Advice: Always challenge the old ways. 7. Mark Zuckerberg: Company: Facebook Sales: $3.71 billion Market Value: $75 billion-$100 billion (estimate) Employees: 3,200 Advice: Embrace paranoia. 8. John Mackey: Company: Whole Foods Sales: $10.1 billion Market Value: $15.5 billion Employees: 56,200 Advice: Purpose inspires people. 9. Herb Kelleher: Company: Southwest Airlines Sales: $15.6 billion Market Value: $6.4 billion Employees: 45,392 Advice: Make your customers No. 1. 10. Narayana Murthy: Company: Infosys Sales: $6.0 billion Market Value: $32 billion Employees: 145,088 Advice: Sacrifice today, cash in tomorrow. 11. Sam Walton: Company: Wal-Mart Stores Sales: $446.9 billion Market Value: $36.5 billion Employees: 2.0 million Advice: Give the people what they want. 12. Muhammad Yunus: Company: Grameen Bank Advice: Small gifts can equal big impacts.