I found Focus’ Top Entrepreneurs of the Last 100 Years via Hacker News today.  The way these people have seen past their products to what customers want inspires me.  Ralph Lauren put it best:  “I don’t design clothes, I design dreams.”  Ok, that’s a little over the top, but that common thread ties each person on the list.

Another trend I noticed through some of their successes is how many entrepreneurs brought luxury items to the masses.  This will never stop being a viable business strategy. As we become more globally connected, I hope we will see more philanthropic efforts distributing the basic necessities, luxuries to many, to every person in the world.  7 billion (6.7) is a very small number nowadays.

Side note:  Oprah Winfrey has a net worth of $2.7 billion.