Satya Nadella Biography and his success story

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Satya Narayana Nadella or Bukkapuram Nadella Satyanarayana known as Satya Nadella is an Indian American business executive. He is the current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microsoft , succeeding Steve Ballmer in 2014. He is an Indian engineer who takes heir of Microsoft to continue its legacy.

Before becoming CEO, he was Executive Vice President of Microsoft's cloud and enterprise group, responsible for building and running the company's computing platforms, developer tools and cloud computing services.

Satya Nadella started his career with Sun Microsystems. After a brief period with Sun Microsystems, he moved to Microsoft in 1992. He started his journey in Microsoft from the bottom and gradually moved upward.

Nadella plays a key role in the launch of world’s largest entity, Microsoft Azure. He secured the post of senior vice-president of “Research & Development” department in 2011 and worked for next four years.

About Satya Nadella

Satya Nadella was born on 19 August 1967, in Hyderabad, India. His father Bukkapuram Nadella Yugandher, who was a member of Indian Administrative Service and mother Prabhavati Yugandhar.

He pursued his primary education at the ‘Hyderabad Public School’, located in the Begumpet region of the city. He then moved to the prestigious ‘Manipal Institute of Technology’, located in the Manipal town of Karnataka.

In 1988, he graduated from this renowned institution and was thinking of moving out of the country to pursue his higher studies.

He then got admitted to the reputed ‘University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’ located in the United States to pursue his ‘Masters of Science’ (M.S) degree. He then graduated from the renowned university in 1990.

His desire to excel in the corporate world also motivated Nadella to move to one of the best business schools in the world, the ‘Booth School of Business’ affiliated to the ‘University of Chicago. He received a ‘Masters of Business Administration’ (MBA) degree from this prestigious institution.

Satya Nadella got married to Anupama in the year of 1992, who was the daughter of his father’s friend. They have three children, which included two daughters and a son. The family currently resides in the Bellevue, Washington.

Career

After completing his education, Nadella joined the well-known firm ‘Sun Microsystems’. He worked in this company for a brief period and then moved to the Silicon-valley giant ‘Microsoft’, in 1992.

He started climbing the corporate ladder steadily while working at ‘Microsoft’. He then went on to make important decisions in the interest of the firm.

He was one of the few employees who suggested the concept of cloud computing to the firm. Eventually the company dedicated lot of its time and resources to the development of this technology. The result was the germination of one of the world’s largest cloud based entities, named ‘Microsoft Azure’.

He was later given the responsibility to control the ‘Research & Development’ department, which belonged to the ‘Online Service Division’ and was even appointed as the senior vice-president of the same. He joined this department in 2007 and continued being a part of it for the next four years.

He then moved to the Systems and Tools division of Microsoft and was even appointed its president. The annual turnover of Microsoft contributed by this segment of business alone is said to be around $20 Billion today.

He also guided ‘Microsoft’ to move many of their other projects such as the ‘Microsoft SQL Server’ and a few other tools to ‘Azure’.

Satya’s earnings from ‘Microsoft’ included stakes in stock worth $7.6 Million, as well as an annual salary package of 700,000, as of 2013.

After working in the firm for a period of twenty two years, Nadella was promoted to the designation of the CEO of ‘Microsoft’ in 2014.

In 2017, Satya Nadella came out with his book 'Hit Refresh'. The book talks about his life, Microsoft and how technology is changing the world.

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LeBron James Biography and his Success Story

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LeBron Raymone James known as LeBron James is an American Athlete, professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He had a difficult childhood but showed tremendous talent early in his life.

He first garnered national attention as the top high school basketball player in the country. With his unique combination of size, athleticism and court vision, he became one of the premier players in the NBA.

James has won three NBA championships , four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards , three NBA Finals MVP Awards , two Olympic gold medals , an NBA scoring title , and the NBA Rookie of the Year Award .

He has also been selected to 14 NBA All-Star teams, 13 All-NBA teams, and six All-Defensive teams, is the Cavaliers' all-time scoring leader , is the NBA All-Star Game career scoring leader , and is the NBA career playoff scoring leader .

About LeBron James

LeBron James was born on 30 December, 1984 in Akron, Ohio, to a 16 year-old mother, Gloria Marie James and Anthony McClelland an exconvict. Gloria raised him on her own as his father was uninterested in being a parent.

Realizing he would be better off with a more stable family, Gloria allowed him to live with the family of Frank Walker who introduced him to basketball when he was nine years old.

He played Amateur Athletic Union basketball for the Northeast Ohio Shooting Stars and chose to attend St. Vincent–St. Mary High School, a white private school, instead of their local public school.
In his senior year too he was named Ohio's Mr. Basketball and USA Today All-USA First Team and Gatorade National Player of the Year for the third and second consecutive years respectively.

On January 1, 2012, Lebron James proposed to his high school sweetheart, Savannah Brinson. The couple married in a private ceremony with about 200 guests in San Diego on September 14, 2013.

They have two sons and one daughter together. Sons names LeBron Jr. and Bryce Maximus James. Their third child, daughter Zhuri James.

They currently reside in Coconut Grove, an affluent Miami neighborhood

As of June 2017 LeBron James’ net worth is $86 million, according to Forbes magazine.

Career

At an early age, James showed a natural talent for basketball and was recruited by St. Vincent-St. Mary High School to join their basketball team in 1999.

Overall, James scored 2,657 points, 892 rebounds and 523 assists during his four years there.
As a freshman, James averaged 18 points per game. He helped the team to a Division III state title by scoring 25 points in the championship game.

Word of his advanced basketball skills spread, and James received several honors for his performance.

As a high school sophomore, James was chosen for the USA Today All-USA First Team. He was the first sophomore ever selected for this award. His team also won the Division III state title for the second year in a row

James was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2003 NBA Draft.

He was eventually named the Rookie of the Year, finishing with averages of 20.9 points, 5.9 assists, and 5.5 rebounds per game.

At 19, LeBron became the youngest member of the basketball squad in 2004 Athens Olympics but he spent most of the time on the bench.

He made NBA history again in 2005, when he became the youngest player to score more than 50 points in one game.

He was selected for the NBA All-Star game for the first time. With averages of 27.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, 7.2 assists, and 2.2 steals per game, he became the youngest player in NBA history to be named to an All-NBA Team, in the 2004–05 seasons.

In 2006, he helped his team beat the Wizards in the first round of playoff. Against the Pistons in the semifinals, even his average of 26.6 could not secure his team’s victory.

After the 2006 Playoffs, James and the Cavaliers negotiated a three-year, $60 million contract extension with a player option with the option of seeking a new contract as an unrestricted free agent.

The Cavaliers proved to be stronger competitors in 2007, reaching the NBA finals, beating Detroit to win the Eastern Conference but lost in the finals against the San Antonio Spurs.

During the year of 2007-08 season, the Cavaliers improved their standing in the Eastern Conference. The team made it to the semifinals, where they were defeated by the Boston Celtics in seven games.

The year 2008 was a stellar one for him as he outperformed rival players as Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson by scoring an average of 30 points per game, the highest average in the NBA regular season.

In 2008, he traveled to Beijing, with the likes of Bryant, Jason Kidd and Dwyane Wade on the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team and brought home the gold after defeating Spain in the finals.

Shortly after becoming a free agent in 2010, he announced that he would be joining the Miami Heat for the upcoming season. He finished second in the league, scoring 26.7 points per game.

He competed at his third Olympic Games in 2012, in London, along with teammates Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony and Kobe Bryant, and the team brought home the second consecutive Olympic gold.

At the end of the 2012-13 season, against the San Antonio Spurs, Miami transformed a seemingly impossible championship win into reality, winning their second consecutive national title with a 3-4 victory.

Awards & Achievements

James’ team ‘Miami Heat’ won the NBA championship for two consecutive years from 2012 and he was declared NBA Most Valuable Player, which he had been winning for two years already.

He was part of the Olympic gold winning American team at Beijing (2008) and London (2012) games, and a bronze at Seoul Olympics (2004).

He also has gold and a bronze FIBA Americas Championship medals.

In the year of 2011-12 season ended with Miami Heat beating Oklahoma City Thunder to win the NBA Championship - James’ first NBA title. In the final game, he scored 26 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists.

He made NBA history in 2013, at age 28, he became the youngest and 38th NBA player to score 20,000 points, succeeding Kobe Bryant of the Lakers—who accomplished this feat when he was 29.

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Larry Ellison Biography and Success Story - The Founder of Oracle

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Lawrence Joseph Ellison known as Larry Ellison is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who is co-founder, executive chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle Corporation.

Famous college dropout, Ellison built Oracle, one of the most valuable tech brands in the world. The company specializes in database technology and enterprise application software.

In 2015, Ellison announced Oracle would expand its cloud computing business. At present, Larry Ellison serves as executive chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle, having stepped down as CEO in September 2014.

As of January 2018, he was listed by Forbes magazine as the fifth(5) - wealthiest person in the United States and as the eighth(8) - wealthiest in the world, with a fortune of $60.5 billion.

This famous IT entrepreneur and co-founder of a renowned IT company also made a cameo appearance in the Hollywood movie ‘Iron Man 2’ in 2010.

About Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison was born on 17 August, 1944 in New York City , to an unmarried Jewish mother. His biological father was an Italian American United States Army Air Corps pilot.

He developed pneumonia when he was 9 months old, which is why his mother gave him to her aunt and uncle for adoption. He did not meet his biological mother again until he was 48.

He was brought up on the south side of New York City and did not know until 12 that he was adopted. He attended the Eugene Field Elementary School in Chicago and later went to Sullivan High School.

He remembers his adoptive mother as warm and loving, in contrast to his austere, unsupportive. His adoptive father, Louis Ellison, had a small real estate business in Chicago but lost all of that during the Great Depression. Young Ellison did not go along very well with him as he was distant and unaccommodating.

Although Ellison was raised in a religious household and often attended synagogue but he grew up to become a religious skeptic who did not believe in the conventional religious dogmas. He refused to have a bar mitzvah celebration when he was 13.

Ellison studied at the University of Illinois but dropped out of college when his adoptive mother passed away. Later he went to the University of Chicago but soon dropped out of there too.

Ellison has been married 4 times. His first marriage was with Adda Quinn (1967-74); second to Nancy Wheeler Jenkins (1977-78), then to Barbara Boothe (1983-86) and had two children: David and Megan, and fourth to Melanie Craft (2003-2010).

Career - The Foundation of Oracle

After dropping out of the university, Ellison, during 1970s, started working with the Ampex Corporation. He worked to develop databases, in particular for CIA; a program that he named ‘Oracle’.

According to Ellison , the CIA was their first customer, tasking Ellison and his team with building this new database. The project was code-named Oracle.

In 1977, he founded his own company under the name of ‘Software Development Laboratories (SDL)’. He started it with two other partners and invested about 2000 US dollars in it, initially.

In the late ‘70s and early ’80, he renamed his company as ‘Relational Software Inc.’, which went on to become ‘Oracle Systems Corporation’, named after its patent invention ‘Oracle’ database.

He wanted his creation Oracle to achieve compatibility with the newly formed IBM System Inc., which was like Oracle based on Codd’s theories, but IBM refused to share System R’s code.

In 1990, Oracle started losing money in the business and laid off about 10% of its working staff. This situation emerged due to Oracle’s marketing techniques.

In 1994, Informix overhauled Sybase and became Oracle’s most important competition in the software market. The rivalry between the heads of the two companies - Phil White (Informix) and Ellison - was hyped in the media for years.

Eventually, Informix announced its bankruptcy and Phil White ended in jail; his company was absorbed by IBM in 2001.

Around the same time, Ellison who was also working as the director of Apple Computer for about 5 years now, resigned.

After Informix and Sybase were defeated in the competition, Oracle went through a period of dominance and success until Microsoft SQL Server and IBM overtook the market.

It is said that by 2005, Ellison was making a salary of $975,000 with $6,500,00 in bonus and $955,100 compensations, which eventually became $56.8 million during the late 2000s. He was ranked as the richest Californian.

In 2010, Oracle’s takeover of Sun
Microsystems was granted by the European Union. This gave Oracle the control of the popular MySQL open source database.

In the same year, Mark Hurd (ex-CEO of HP) was hired as Co-President by Ellison.

In the late 2000s, Ellison was estimated to be of net worth of $28 billion. ‘The Wall Street Journal’ reported him to be the best-paid executive.

Awards & Achievements 

Ellison's yacht USA 17 won the second race of the 33rd America's Cup.

He and his BMW Oracle team returned to America from Spain in 2010 with the title, for the first time in more than a decade.

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George Lucas Biography - His Journey to a FilmMaker

Hey guy's today in this post we will read about the biography of  George Lucas - a filmmaker, American motion-picture director, producer and screenwriter who is best known for his creation of 'Star Wars' series films and I hope you will like it.

George Walton Lucas Jr. known as George Lucas is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur. He is also a writer, producer and director known for his creation of the enormously successful 'Star Wars' and 'Indiana Jones' film franchises.

He is best known as the creator of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, as well as the founder of Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic. He was the chairman and CEO of Lucasfilm, before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012.

In addition to being a filmmaker, he has been dedicated to helping improve education through the George Lucas Educational Foundation, which was created in early 1990s.

“A lot of people like to do certain things, but they are not that good at it. Keep going through the things that you like to do, until you find something that you actually seem to be extremely good at. It can be anything" - George Lucas

About George Lucas

He was mostly raised in the neighbourhood of the Central Valley town of Modesto. Since his younger days, he was passionate about cars and motor racing. This reflected in his future films as well.

He spent most of his school days in racing competitions and underground circuits. He initially dreamt of making a career in car racing but changed his mind after he met with a near death car accident on June 12, 1962.

He attended the Modesto Junior College, where among many other subjects he also studied anthropology, sociology and literature. It was while in college that he became interested in filmmaking.

He later attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts and obtained a degree in fine arts in film studies in 1967.

In 1969, he married Marcia Lou Griffin, a film editor and together they adopted a girl, Amanda Lucas. They divorced in 1983. As a single father, he adopted two children, Katie Lucas and Jett Lucas.

In January 2013, Lucas announced his engagement to Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments  and chair of Dreamworks Animation. The couple had been dating for five years prior to their engagement. The 69-year-old Lucas and 44-year-old Hobson wed in late June 2013 at Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, California. They have a daughter born through a gestational carrier.

Career - His Journey to a Filmmaker

He tried to join the United States Air Force but was rejected because of his speeding tickets. While he was a student at the Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, he made a number of short films, 'Look at Life', 'Herbie', 'Freiheit', '1:42.08' and 'The Emperor'.

In 1967, he directed and wrote the short science fiction film titled, ‘Electronic Labyrinth: THX-1138 4EB'. The film won the first prize at the National Student Film Festival.

In 1973, he directed and co-wrote the film titled, 'American Graffiti', which was a coming-of-age film. The film was critically acclaimed and earned an Academy Award nomination.

In 1977, he directed and wrote the American epic space opera film titled, ‘Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'. The following year, he was one of the creators and executive producers of the TV show, ‘Star Wars Holiday Special'.

In 1979, he produced and co-wrote the comedy-drama film, 'More American Graffiti'. The next year, he served as the executive producer of the films, 'Kagemusha' and 'Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'.

In 1981, he co-wrote and produced the fantasy adventure film, ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ also known as ‘Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark'. That year, he was also the unaccredited executive producer of the film, ‘Body Heat’.

In 1983, he co-wrote the screenplay for the third film in the ‘Star Wars’ series, ‘Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'. The same year, he was the executive producer of the animated film, ‘Twice Upon a Time'.

In 1984, he wrote the story for Steven Spielberg’s fantasy-adventure film, 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'. The following year, he wrote the story for the TV film, ‘The Ewok Adventure'.

In 1985, he was the executive producer for the films, ‘Latino' and 'Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters'. That year, he also produced the TV shows, ‘Star Wars Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO', 'Ewoks' and 'Ewoks: The Battle for Endor'.

In 1986, he was the executive producer for 'Howard the Duck', 'Labyrinth' and 'Powaqqatsi'. After two years, he was the executive producer for the films, ‘Willow’, 'Tucker: The Man and His Dream' and 'The Land Before Time'.

In 1989, he co-wrote and produced the Steven Spielberg film, ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'. This was the third film in the ‘Indiana Jones’ series.

In 1992, he created and developed the American TV series, ‘The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles', which was aired on the ABC network.

After two years, he co-wrote and produced the film, ‘Radioland Murders'. In 1999, he wrote and directed the American epic space opera, 'Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'. This became the fourth film of the ‘Star Wars’ franchise.

In 2002, he wrote and directed the fifth film in the ‘Star Wars’ series of films, ‘Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones'. The film was a commercial success and received mixed to positive reviews from critics.

In 2003, he co-created the Emmy Award winning animated micro series, ‘Star Wars: Clone Wars', which was inspired by the 'Star Wars' universe. In 2005, he wrote and directed the sixth film in the ‘Star Wars’ series of films, 'Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'. The film was a massive success at the box office.

In 2008, he co-wrote the story for the fourth film in the 'Indiana Jones' series, 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'. That year, he also co-produced the film, ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars'.

In 2012, he was the executive producer of the American war film, ‘Red Tails'. The same year he announced his semi-retirement from large scale films and chose to focus on smaller independent films.

He created the ‘Star Wars’ series of films, which were immensely successful at the box office. The success of the film series resulted in the creation of a media franchise of games, comic books and television series. He also created the famous character ‘Indiana Jones’, which is one of cinema’s most revered characters.

Awards

In 1978, he received the 'Evening Standard British Film Award' for the category of 'Best Film' for 'Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'.

In 1980, he won the Hugo Award for the category of ‘Best Dramatic Presentation' for the film, ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark'.

In 1983, he won the Hugo Award for the category of ‘Best Dramatic Presentation' for the film, ‘Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'.

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Jeff Bezos - The Founder of Amazon.Com Biography and His Success Story

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Jeffrey Preston Bezos known as Jeff Bezos is an American technology and retail entrepreneur, investor, electrical engineer, computer scientist and philanthropist, best known as the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer(CEO) of Amazon.com , the world's largest online shopping retailer.

The company began as an Internet merchant of books and expanded to a wide variety of products and services, most recently video and audio streaming.

Amazon.com is currently the world's largest Internet sales company on the World Wide Web, as well as the world's largest provider of cloud infrastructure services, which is available through its Amazon Web Services arm.

Bloomberg Billionaires Index listed Bezos as one of the wealthiest people in the world with an estimated net worth of $28 billion. Harvard Business Review ranked him the second best CEO in the world.

About Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos was born on January 12, 1964 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Jacklyn Gise and Ted Jorgensen. His mother’s ancestors were settlers who lived in Texas, and had acquired a 25,000-acre ranch near Cotulla over the generations. As of March 2015, Bezos was among the largest landholders in Texas.

His mother was a teenager when she married his father. After marriage with Ted Jorgensen ended, she married Miguel Bezos, a Cuban immigrant who studied at the University of Albuquerque.

After marriage, Miguel Bezos legally adopted Jeff. The family then moved to Houston, Texas, where Miguel became an engineer for Exxon.

Jeff  Bezos displayed remarkable mechanical talent from an early age, which fits well with his varied scientific interests. As a toddler, he had managed to dismantle his crib with a screwdriver and as a teen, he had developed an electric alarm to keep younger siblings out of his room. His parents eventually asked him to move all his stuff to their garage which he converted into a laboratory for his science projects.

He attended River Oaks Elementary School in Houston from fourth to sixth grade. He would spend summers at the ranch working on enormously varied tasks such as laying pipe, fixing windmills, vaccinating cattle, and other farm work.

He started his first business at school. It was called The Dream Institute, and it was an educational summer camp for fourth, fifth and sixth graders. There were some books that he required his participants to read.

The family eventually moved to Florida and Jeff Bezos was transferred to Miami Palmetto Senior High School where he excelled at his studies and realized his love for computers.

He was even invited to participate in the Student Science Training Program at the University of Florida, where he won a Silver Knight Award in 1982 and was a National Merit Scholar. He graduated as the school’s valedictorian, and a National Merit Scholar, securing his spot at Princeton University.

He graduated with two Bachelor of Science degrees in computer science and electrical engineering from Princeton University.

He married MacKenzie Tuttle in 1993. He met her when he joined the investment firm D.E. Shaw. They live in Seattle with their four children, and are increasingly involved in philanthropic activities.

Career - How He Found Amazon.Com

He used to take up summer jobs. In June 1984, he took a summer job as Programmer/Analyst in Norway, and the following year, he improved an IBM Program in California.

He served as the President of Princeton’ Students for the Exploration and Development of Space. In 1986, he graduated summa cum laude, with a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

After graduating, he went to Wall Street where computer science was increasingly in demand and worked in several firms. The job at Fitel (a startup aiming to build a network to conduct international trade) had him flying every week between New York and London.

After that he worked at Bankers Trust. Later on, he worked on Internet-enabled business opportunities at the hedge fund company D. E. Shaw & Co. He joined D. E. Shaw & Co, New York, in 1990. He became the youngest Vice President there.

In 1994, Bezos founded Amazon.com after making a cross-country drive from New York to Seattle , writing up the Amazon business plan on the way, an online bookstore. He initially set up the company in his garage.

In 1997, the company went public with time, Amazon started to diversify its portfolio. In 1998, it started offering CDs and videos and, in 2002, it also included clothes to its portfolio.

In 2003, Amazon formed A9, a commercial search engine focusing on e-commerce web sites. He also launched an online sporting goods store that offered up to 3,000 different brands.

In the year 2007, saw Amazon introduce a handheld electronic reading device, the Kindle, which uses E-Ink to render text with adjustable font size to enhance ease of reading.

In 2010, Amazon signed a deal with The Wylie Agency who gave Amazon the digital rights to works of authors. Publishers were bypassed, and felt angered. However, readership and sales increased, thereby benefitting authors.

Competing with Apple iPad, Bezos introduced Kindle Fire, a color touch screen mini tablet computer. With Kindle Paperwhite, Amazon gave e-readers comfort and convenience with illuminated touchscreens that enabled reading in the dark.

He launched Amazon Studios apart from Amazon Local, LivingSocial and Amazon Web Services. Amazon plans to present the television programs through an online video service.

On August 5, 2013, he purchased The Washington Post and other publications affiliated with The Washington Post Co., for $250 million cash marking the end of the four-generations of reign by the Graham family.

In December 2013, Bezos revealed an experimental initiative called Amazon Prime Air that uses drones capable of carrying weight up to 5 pounds, and travelling 10-miles to provide delivery services to customers.

The company has ushered revolution in online shopping by introducing innovative features, such as one-click shopping, customer reviews, and e-mail order verification.

In 2004, he founded Blue Origin, an aerospace company that is developing technologies to offer space travel to customers, kept a secret until land was purchased to build a launch and test facility.

Awards

Jeff Bezos was awarded an honorary doctorate in Science and Technology from Carnegie Mellon University in 2008. He was also selected by U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s best leaders.

In 2011, The Economist gave Bezos and Gregg Zehr an Innovation Award for the Amazon Kindle. The following year, he was named Businessperson of The Year by Fortune.

In December 2012, the National Retail Federation named Amazon as the top retailer of the year, and awarded him the Gold Medal Award, given to an individual who has served the industry with distinction.

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MS Dhoni Biography, Career, Wiki, Height, Weight, Affairs and More

Mahendra Singh Dhoni known as MS Dhoni is an Indian cricketer who captained the Indian team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. An attacking right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest finishers in limited-overs cricket.

He is also regarded as one of the best wicket-keepers in world cricket and is known to have very fast hands. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka.

Dhoni holds numerous captaincy records such as the most wins by an Indian captain in Tests and ODIs, and most back-to-back wins by an Indian captain in ODIs.

About MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni was born on July 7, 1981 at Ranchi, Bihar(now Jharkhand), India. He studied at DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir where he was keenly interested in football and badminton. He comes from a typical family. His father Pan Singh, worked for MECON and his mother Devki Devi is a housewife.

He has an elder brother, Narendra Singh Dhoni, who is a politician, and a sister, Jayanti Gupta, who is a teacher. He was the goalkeeper of his football team and was able to play for the district and state level. But on the insistence of his football coach, he tried out to play cricket.

Dhoni focused on cricket after his 10th standard. He was a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) at Kharagpur railway station from 2001 to 2003, under South Eastern Railway in Midnapore(W), a district in West Bengal. His colleagues remember him as a very honest, straightforward employee of the Indian Railways.

Career

MS Dhoni was able to perform wicket keeping especially well which allowed him entry into a local cricket club called the Commando cricket club where he played from 1995-1998. In the 1997/98 season, his superb performances in the Vinoo Mankad Under-16 Championship attracted the selector’s eye.

In 1998, Dhoni was selected by Deval Sahay to play for the Central Coal Fields Limited (CCL) team.Till 1998 Dhoni, who was in class 12th in school, had played only school cricket and club cricket and no professional cricket. One of the famous episodes, when Dhoni used to play for CCL, was when Deval Sahay used to gift him Rs 50 for each six that he hit in Sheesh Mahal tournament cricket matches.

He was selected to the Bihar U-19 squad the very next season. His improved batting and keeping performances led him to be selected to the Bihar Ranji Trophy squad for the 1999/00 season. He made his debut against the Assam team by scoring an unbeaten score of 68. He scored his first century the next season but was only able to score at a average of around 40 per game by the 2003 season.

In 2003, he was selected to the India A team which went to tour Kenya to play a tri-series tournament with Pakistan A as the third team. In the series he scored 362 runs at an average of 72.40 with back to back centuries against Pakistan.

Rajinikant Biography and his Journey to a Bus Conductor to Super Star

Hey guy's in this post we will read about biography and the success story of Indian Super Star Rajinikanth, his journey from a bus conductor to a super star and I hope you will like it.

Shivaji Rao Gaekwad known as his stage name Rajinikanth, is an Indian film actor, who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He began acting in plays while working in the Bangalore Transport Service(BTS) as a bus conductor. In 1973, he joined the Madras Film Institute to pursue a diploma in acting. He made his debut in K. Balachander's Tamil drama Apoorva Raagangal (1975), his acting career commenced with a brief phase of portraying antagonistic characters in Tamil films. He is also an Producer, Screenplay Writer and Philanthropist.

Rajinikanth was born on 12 December 1950, in a Maratha family in Bangalore, Mysore State (Now Karnataka). His father Ramoji Rao Gaekwad, was a police constable and mother Jijabai a housewife. He is the youngest of four siblings in a family consisting of two elder brothers (Satyanarayana Rao and Nageshwara Rao) and a sister (Aswath Balubhai).

After his father's retirement from work in 1956, the family moved to the suburb of Hanumantha nagar in Bangalore and built a house there. When he was nine years old, he lost his mother and did only till high school in Ramakrishna Mission.

Rajinikanth married to Latha Rangachari on 26 February 1981, a student of Ethiraj College for Women, who interviewed him for her college magazine, in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. The couple has two daughters named Aishwarya Rajinikanth and Soundarya Rajinikanth.

Career : His Journey from Bus Conductor to a Super Star

Rajinikanth worked as a coolie and then started his career as a bus conductor at BTS. He developed his style first here, in issueing  tickets and whistling  which made him a popular figure with public and other drivers and conductors in BTS. Like the majority, the craze for cinema made him leave the job and join Adyar Institute at Chennai. He began to take part in stage plays after Kannada playwright Topi Muniappa offered him a chance to act in one of his mythological plays.

During that time, he came across an advertisement issued by the newly formed Madras Film Institute which offered acting courses. Though his family was not fully supportive of his decision to join the institute, his friend and co-worker Raj Bahadur motivated him to join the institute and financially supported him during this phase.

During his stay at the institute, he was performing in a stage play and got noticed by Tamil film director K. Balachander. The director advised him to learn to speak Tamil, a recommendation that Rajinikanth quickly followed.

In 1975 when he was about 25 years, ace director K Balachander introduced him at Apoorva Raagangal a movie ahead of its time. K Balachander signed him for his banner the next day after meeting him at the Adyar Institute. That was an opportunity of the lifetime because K Balachander has created a whole new generation of actors including Kamalhasan by then.

K. Balachander, who is constantly referred to by Rajinikanth as his own guru or mentor. The following year, he acted in his first Kannada film, Katha Sangama, directed by Puttanna Kanagal. Though Rajinikanth refers to director K. Balachander as his "guru" or mentor, it was director S. P. Muthuraman who actually revamped Rajinikanth’s image entirely.

Rajinikanth has acted in a total 190 movies, which includes Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, English and Bengali films. Rajinikanth made a foray into Bollywood with Andha Kanoon but did not make as much of an impact as he had in the south. He still appeared a few films in Hindi, viz. Chaalbaaz, Uttar Dakshan, Geraftaar and Hum.

He also act in Hollywood movie. He made his Hollywood debut with the movie Bloodstone in 1988 with much fanfare in India at the time of its release. However, the movie failed in the United States.

The acceptance of Rajinikanth sans his mannerisms proved he had at last become a "star" from a "common actor." His film roles were mainly as a villain during the period 1975 to 1977, frequently with Kamal Haasan as the hero, in movies like 16 Vayadhinilae, Moondru Mudichu and Avargal.

During this phase of his career when he was reaching dazzling heights, Rajinikanth abruptly chose to quit acting,but was coaxed back. He started again with Billa, which was then remaked as a blockbuster bollywood movie Don. With its phenomenal success he was accepted as a full-fledged hero.

Rajnikanth has often been referred to as the most popular film actor in South India by the media and audiences. In 2015, a film about his fandom, For the Love of a Man, premiered at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. His popularity has been attributed to "his uniquely styled dialogues and idiosyncrasies in films, as well as his political statements and philanthropy".

Rajinikanth has received numerous awards for many of his films, mostly in Tamil viz. Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Filmfare Awards, Cinema Express, Filmfans Association for his on-screen performances and off-screen contributions in writing and producing.

His mass popularity and appeal is largely drawn from his mannerisms and stylized delivery of dialogue. He received India's third highest honour, the Padma Bhushan, for his contribution to Indian cinema.

Rajinikanth Biography, Height, Weight, Age, Wiki, Affairs, Family and More

Biography & Wiki :  

Real Name - Shivaji Rao Gaekwad
Nickname - Rajinikanth, Thalaiva, Superstar
Profession - Actor, Producer, Screenplay Writer, Philanthropist
Date of Birth - 12 December 1950
Birthplace - Bengaluru, Mysore State (now Karnataka), India
Age - 67 Years
Nationality - Indian
Star Sign/Zodiac Sign - Sagittarius
Caste - Not Available
Religion - Hinduism
Hometown - Bengaluru, Mysore State (now Karnataka), India
Debut Movie - Apoorva Raagangal (1975, Tamil); Katha Sangama (1976, Kannada); Anthuleni Katha (1976, Telugu); Andha Kanoon (1983, Bollywood)

Physical Stas and More :

Height : In Centimeters - 173 cm
              In meters - 1.73 m
              In Inches - 5’ 8”
Weight : In Kilograms - 73 kg
               In Pounds - 161 lbs
Body Measurements - 40-33-12 Inches
Chest Size - 40 Inches
Waist Size - 33 Inches
Biceps Size - 12 Inches
Shoe Size - 8 (US)
Body Build - Averages
Hair Color - Salt & Pepper( Semi-bald)
Eye Color - Brown

Family and Relatives :

Father - Ramoji Rao Gaekwad (Worked as a police constable)
Mother - Jijabai (Homemaker)
Brothers - Satyanarayana Rao (Elder), Nageshwara Rao (Elder)
Sister - Aswath Balubhai (Elder)

Marital Status, Affairs and Girlfriends :

Marital Status - Married
Girlfriends - Silk Smitha (Actress); Latha (Producer, Singer)
Wife/Spouse - Latha (Producer, Singer)
Marriage Date - 26 February 1981
Daughters - Aishwarya (born in 1982), Soundarya (born in 1984)

Education, School and College :

Educational Qualification - Course in Acting
School - Government Model Primary School, Gavipuram, Bengaluru
College - M.G.R Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu

Favorites and Hobbies :

Favorite Actors - Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Sylvester Stallone
Favorite Actresses - Rekha, Hema Malini
Favorite Color - Black
Favorite Food - Masala Dosa
Favorite Movie - Veera Kesari (Kannada)
Hobbies - Travelling, reading, gardening

Money Factor :

Net Worth - $55 million
Salary - 40-45 crore/film (INR)

Social Media :

Facebook - Facebook.com/
Twitter - Twitter.com/
Instagram - Instagram.com/
Wikipedia - Wikipedia.org/

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Larry Page Biography and Success Story

Hey guy's in this post today we will read about the Larry Page, his biography and success story, who is the CEO and Co-founder of Google.

Larry Page is an American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) and co-founder of  Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc. He co-founded Google with Sergey Brin.

Page is the inventor of PageRank, Google's best-known search ranking algorithm. Page received the Marconi Prize in 2004. As of October 2017, Page is the 12th richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$47 billion.

About Larry Page

Page studied a BSc (Hons) in computer engineering from the University of Michigan, his home state followed by an MSc in computer science from Stanford University. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering he decided to concentrate on computer engineering at Stanford University, where he met Sergey Brin.

Career and Success Story - How He Found Google??

Larry Page met co-founder of Google, Sergey Brin, while both of them were studying for a PhD in computer science at Stanford University.

Page was interested in exploring the mathematical properties of the World Wide Web (WWW) and his tutor encouraged him to pursue this as the topic of his thesis.

He decided and wanted to work out how many pages link back to any other given web page – something that was impossible to establish previously – taking his inspiration from the academic process of citing sources.

In order to do this, he created a web crawler called BackRub that was designed to examine the 10 million pages and innumerable additional documents that made up the web at that time.

In 1998, as a research project at Stanford University, Page and Brin created a search engine that listed results according to the popularity of the pages, after concluding that the most popular result would often be the most useful. They called the search engine "Google" after the mathematical term "Googol," which refers to the No. 1 followed by 100 zeros, this represented the vast amount of data that the search engine was intended to explore.

After raising $1 million from family, friends and other investors, the they launched the company in 1998. Google has since become the world's most popular search engine, receiving an average of 5.9 billion searches per day in 2013. Headquartered in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, Google held its initial public offering in August 2004, making Page and Brin billionaires.

In the year 2006, Google purchased the most popular website for user-submitted streaming videos, YouTube, for $1.65 billion in stock.

In September 2013, Page was ranked No. 13 on the "Forbes 400" list of the richest people in America. As the CEO of Google, Page shared responsibility for the company's day-to-day operations with Brin, who served as director of special projects for Google, and Eric Schmidt, the company's executive chairman.

In the year of 2015, August 10, Page and Brin announced the creation of a new parent company called Alphabet to oversee Google and other subsidiaries. Page and Brin were set to serve as the new company's CEO and president, respectively, with Sundar Pichai stepping in as Google's top executive.

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