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Murata Jukō
Murata Jukō (1423–1502) is revered in Japanese cultural history as the founder of the Japanese tea ceremony, specifically developing the wabi-cha style which embraced native Japanese implements and aesthetics. Initially interested in tea as a stimulant, his profound study of Zen Buddhism under ...
Murata Manufacturing
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Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a leading Japanese manufacturer of electronic components, founded by Akira Murata in October 1944 in Kyoto. The company holds a dominant global market share in ceramic passive electronic components, particularly c...
SeatGeek
SeatGeek is a New York City-headquartered ticketing platform, founded in 2009 by Russell D’Souza and Jack Groetzinger, enabling users to buy and sell tickets for live sports, concerts, and theater events. Originally launched as an aggregator for the secondary ticketing...
Poppi (drink)
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Poppi is an American brand of prebiotic soda, launched in 2018, that has quickly gained popularity for its "gut healthy" approach to carbonated beverages. Founded as Mother Beverage by couple Allison and Stephen Ellsworth, the company secured a $400,000 investment fr...
Starbucks
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Starbucks, an American multinational coffeehouse chain, was founded in Seattle, Washington, on March 30, 1971, by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker. Initially, it operated as a local retailer specializing in high-quality coffee beans and equipment. The compan...
DoorDash
DoorDash, Inc., founded in 2013 by Tony Xu, Stanley Tang, Andy Fang, and Evan Moore, is the dominant American online food and convenience delivery platform, holding a 56% market share in the U.S. food delivery sector. The company rapidly expanded from its origins as PaloAltoDelivery.co...
Innovation
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- Innovation is the practical implementation of new or significantly improved ideas, resulting in novel goods, services, or processes, fundamentally focused on creating or redistributing value.
- It is distinct from invention
Alex Karp
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Alexander Karp (born 1967) is an American businessman renowned as the co-founder and CEO of the influential software firm, Palantir Technologies. He established Palantir in 2003/2004 with Peter Thiel, whom he me...
MacKenzie Scott
MacKenzie Scott, born April 7, 1970, is an American novelist and philanthropist, notably an early contributor to Amazon and former wife of its co-founder, Jeff Bezos. As of July 2025, she holds a net worth of US$41.9 billion, making her one of the world's wealthiest individuals, recognized among Time's 100 most influential people in 20...
Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark Corporation is an American multinational consumer goods and personal care company, founded in Neenah, Wisconsin, in 1872. Renowned for its paper-based products, the company boasts iconic brands such as Kleenex facial tissues, Kotex feminine hygiene products, Hugg...
Palantir Technologies
Palantir Technologies Inc., founded in 2003 by Peter Thiel and others, is an American company specializing in powerful software platforms for data analysis, headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Its core operating systems, Palantir Gotham and Palantir Foundry, serve a diverse clientele; Gotham is used by the U.S. Intelligence Community an...
Changpeng Zhao
Changpeng Zhao (CZ), born in 1977, is a Canadian businessman renowned as the co-founder and former CEO of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange. After immigrating from China at age 12 and studying computer science, Zhao famously "went all in" on Bitcoin in 2013 by selling his apartment to invest entirely in the digital c...