6 World Famous Founder's Who Hide Their Faces From Public
There are many and many famous companies,start-ups,and business all around the world. And as the brand is famous and well known, so are their founders. When it comes to famous business and brands across the globe we usually get the picture of Bill Gates,Steve Jobs, Mark Zukerberg, and many other business tycoons. But there are some who have their company famous but they are unknown to the public and us or we can say they hide their faces from public. Here are some of the world famous founder's who hide their faces from public!
1) Kevin Systrom - Instagram
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The famous application which is used by all is the brain child of none other than a Stanford University student - Kevin Systrom. Kevin loved photography and went to Florence to study more about this art. A teacher showed him a Holga Camera that made square photos with retro style and since then Kevin along with Mark Krieger were keen on developing their photo service. They found investors and made something unique which could be used by all. He was inspired by his teacher who taught him about the retro picture and created filters. And he created the first filter X-ProII. Just after two years of application launch, Facebook bought Instagram for a Billion Dollars and had been on almost everyone's smartphone.
2) Ole Kirk Christiansen - Lego
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These plastic building blocks which we know as Legos were made by Ole Kirk Christiansen. In 1930's, Ole Kirk started making wooden toys and in 1947, the toys became plastic with special part that allowed children to connect them together. Interestingly, the legos are compatible with each other in all of their forms. The shape and design changed but the attachment part have always been the same. That's why you can always combine modern parts with the first ones ever created. The word Lego consist of Two Danish Words - "LEG (Play) and GODT (Good)".
3) Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton - Hard Rock Cafe.
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With an interesting history behind it, Hard Rock Cafe is one of the most popular worldwide. It was in 1969, when the musicians from the 'DOORS' were recording an Album 'Morrison Hotel'. They accidentally came across a Diner name Hard Rock Cafe,and their Album was exactly in this music style. They took a few pictures in this cafe and then put photos on the back side of Album Cover. A year later, 2 Englishmen named Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton called them and asked them to let them open a cafe in London,named Hard Rock Cafe and since then,it has developed worldwide.
4) Phil Knight - Nike
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This American Billionaire is the Co-founder and Chairman of the Nike Brand. According to the Forbes Magazine,he is ranked as 26th richest person in the world. After graduation, Knight set out on a trip around the world and stopped in Kobe, Japan where he discovered Tiger Brand running shoes. He was impressed by the quality and low cost of the shoes and decided to become a distributor of Tiger Brand in U.S. He and his coach Bill Bowerman agreed to become partners and formed the Blue Ribbon Sports which later became Nike.
5) Howard Schultz - Starbucks
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The first Starbucks was opened in 1971 as a store that sold coffee beans and equipment in Seattle. Later in 1987, when the company was bought by Howard Schultz, the place finally started to turn in to a real coffee shop. Howard was impressed by the atmosphere of Italian Espresso Bars and its safe to say that he was the one who made espresso based beverages popular in the U.S. Now You can find Starbucks almost anywhere in the world.
6) Amancio Ortega - Zara
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Amancio started his business in 70's by making nightgowns and bathrobes with his wife right in their living room. Once their German Partner declined a huge order and the spouses decided to sell clothes on their own. They opened their first store in 1975 in LA CORUÑA, Spain. The business went very well and the company decided to follow the concept of instant fashion. New and trendy clothes appeared in the store every two weeks and that became a business rule. According to the Forbes, Amancio Ortega is a the 10th richest person in the world right now.
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