My
Current Heroes ("The Inventors", "The Creators")
· Bill
Gates (Software)
· Anthony
Wood (DVR)
· Steve
Wozniak (PC)
· Ted
Turner (Cable, Cartoon Network)
· Tim
Berners-Lee (The World Wide Web)
· Philo
T. Farnsworth (TV)
· Sean
Akins (Toonami)
What do they all have in common?
· Dropped out of college, didn't graduate, or never went
· Founded companies, brands, or organizations
· Invented and/or created a prototype and product
· Created a technological or media system
· Work well with systems, and systems building work
· Took risks to get where they are
· Most
didn't find success until at least their mid-30s or 40s on average
· They
did most of the major innovation on their own, by themselves
· With
the exception of Anthony Wood, all their career peaks began before the 21st
Century