A Successful Entrepreneur: Azim Hashim Premji

Skills, traits or characteristics are essential ingredients in being a successful entrepreneur. Although these ingredients are numerous, an entrepreneur should develop the ones that are relevant to becoming successful. This paper will first examine skills, traits, and characteristics that are more important to have as an entrepreneur. Then, we researched and explored entrepreneurs who co-founded an intriguing online business that has gravitated to other countries and finally, we examine how they started the business and what they are doing to remain successful in their entrepreneurial venture.

Wipro Limited, an Indian multinational headquartered at Bangalore, India is an Indian Multinational Company that provides comprehensive IT solutions and services, including systems integration, information systems outsourcing, IT enabled services, package implementation, software application development and maintenance, and research and development services to corporations globally. It is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified IT Services Company. In the Asia Pacific and Middle East markets, Wipro provides IT solutions and services for global corporations. Wipro also has profitable presence in niche market segments of consumer products and lighting. Wipro's ADSs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange,

Wozniak saw it as a “just for fun” work, but Jobs saw it as a marketing opportunity and convinced Wozniak to start a business with him. In 1977, the world and the first personal computer met, the Apple II. It had color instead of the typical black screen and yellow font, and a keyboard. The sales in the first year went all the way up to $3 million, but in the 1980’s the sales went down to $200 million. In 1983, Jobs was kicked out from Apple’s board of directors.

History has proven to be a never-ending cycle in which innovation and technology revolutionize societies; the year 1975 was the beginning of one of these cycles.[footnoteRef:1] During this year, a young hippie college dropout named Steve Jobs met his best friend Steve Wozniak (Woz), the two of them set out on a mission to build the world’s first affordable and portable computer. This meant that they would open a new market sector, which undoubtedly be eyed by companies such as IBM who at the time was the dominant company in the computing sector.[footnoteRef:2] Jobs was an incredible marketer, he had the amazing ability to sell anything he put his mind to. Job’s is still viewed as one of the greatest marketers of all times.[footnoteRef:3] This

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak (Woz) are the two geniuses of their time. They created the Apple Company in the 1970s, and when these two combined their knowledge of computing, they invented the world first low-cost computer in 1977, the Apple II. Not only these computers are affordable, they were user friendly, and they had a useful program called VisiCalc (the world first spreadsheet that is useful for business people). These computers sold millions (page 138-139). After the success with Apple II, the two Steves work together with Xerox PARC. With the collaboration Apple and Xerox, they invented the Macintosh. Unlike its precedent, the Apple II, the Macintosh it had a revolutionary GUI

By the late 1970s the computing giant IBM had plans for marketing a personal computer for home use. They approached Microsoft to develop the standard operating system for their home computer models. Gates and Allen then went out and purchased for $50,000 an operating system called Q-Dos,

* In 1985, Compaq and IBM do a research and development (R&D) and make move Apple into the mainstream by becoming low-cost producer and joint venture with IBM. This’s one of Apple failure moment and Apple Gross margin drop to 34%.

Shai Agassi is definitely an entrepreneur. He has been listed as one of the most influential people in the world by multiple assessments. Although he originally begun his career as software engineer his career has been multifaceted. He began a company known as Quicksoft out of college and this company was acquired by SAP. Agassi remained at SAP and was next in line to serve as the company's CEO while being responsible for SAP's overall technology strategy. However, the most distinguishing part of his career so far has to be the development of a project known as "Better Place". Better Place was designed to facilitate the use of electric vehicles and has developed a model that uses exchangeable batteries. The model that was developed could revolutionize the way people travel and represent a future disruptive technology.

There are many influential entrepreneurs that helped shape the world of today. I say, one that stands out is Henry Ford. He was one of the few men to make mainstream automobiles a reality. The automobile industry has surely come a long way since it once started. Nowadays, seems like people cannot travel without transportation. Thanks to the innovation of automobiles and Henry Ford, we have advanced in the world. When we look outside, we see the many types of cars driven, and one car company that started it all, Ford. Of course being named after one of the most famous and significant inventors in the automobile industry.

Wipro entered into market through engineering route and later in 1980 Wipro established itself as engineering lab which multinational companies could hire that. Its “lab-to-hire” business worked well and today it accounts for one third of its business revenue making it third largest R&D provider

Co-founded by Steve Jobs in 1976, the company was named under Apple Computers Inc. and its initial product Apple IIe gained relative popularity and success. The release of the Macintosh revolutionized the computer experience with a graphical user interfere and a pointer devise called the ‘mouse’ was launched in the same year. The company went public in 1980 resulting in its owners gaining immediate wealth. However, its company’s

Taking this entrepreneur course has been the best thing I could do for myself. Not only did it grow my mindset, but it taught me how to focus and concentrate on meeting my goals. At the beginning of this semester I could not let go the negative self-image I had of myself. Since I have been able to reflect on who I am I am slowly able to let go of that past image. I now know that I am more than able to reach my goals with the proper mindset and skills. I have come a long way since the beginning of this course. At the beginning of this course we were asked what is most important in life, and when I chose myself I knew after that reflections that I was off to a great start. Putting myself first these last few months has been the best thing I

According to the first segments on the TSBDC training website, one does not have to have a certain personality in order to be a successful entrepreneur. One does, however, have to obtain certain personality traits, or characteristics, to truly have what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur. For example, a person who lacks confidence, is shy and uncomfortable breaking rules or not willing to work as hard to find opportunities will most definitely struggle in entrepreneurship. On the other hand, someone who has perseverance, integrity, drive and willingness for innovation has potential to make it unbelievably far. This is why if someone becomes interested in becoming an entrepreneur, it is a good idea to make sure they have what it takes. Comparing your personality traits to one of entrepreneurs is a great start. The lengthy list of characteristics ranges from competitive, positive, and good money management to confidence, accessibility and reputation. Where it gets tricky, though, is that someone might not have every personality trait listed. For that reason, one might want to ask themselves different questions to ensure their true ability. The main five questions one might want to ask them self are as listed: Are you comfortable breaking rules? Are you going to be able to handle making enemies along the way? Will you be willing to start off small in attempt to work your way to the top? Can you rapidly move and change your strategies? Can you close the deal? (TSBC)

fi ve others, as Multitech in 1976. The company was renamed Acer in 1987. It began with eleven

Mr. Martin started his company island products Manufacturers in 1992, with the idea to sell house hold cleaners in bulk, at the time these cleaners could only be purchased in retail amounts no larger than 1 gallon.