Every sector has its own examples to follow. For example, in the technology sector we have the giants thanks to which the Internet and technology are as we know it today. When we think about these people, big names resonate in our heads: Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Steve Ballmer, Jeff Bezos… even though it might seem like everything has already been written, there are still big names that are heard on the internet, like This is the case of Sam Altman, CEO of one of the companies that has revolutionized the technology sector in the last year: OpenAI.
It is clear that the technology sector is full of opportunities with which we can make a name for ourselves, even if it is complicated. And, to help us, encourage us and encourage us to move forward, these big names give us their advice, or tricks, that have helped them to be where they are right now: at the top.
Sam Altman, the AI man of the moment
Businessman, investor, programmer and blogger, he was born in the United States in 1985. Now, at 38 years old, he has become one of the most sought-after names by large companies after the success of OpenAI. He became the CEO of Reddit (until the previous director finally returned), and even worked at Microsoft (for a few hours, of course) after being fired from his own company (like Steve Jobs), to Finally, return to it and take control that, due to bad decisions, had ended up in the hands of the shareholders’ meeting.
His advice for everyone who wants to be successful like him can be found on his own blog:
“Ask what you want. Normally you won’t succeed, and rejection will often be painful. But when this works, it works surprisingly well.
«Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. “If you love what you do, you will be successful.”
Steve Jobs, revolutionary of mobile technology
Who doesn’t know Jobs. Born in California in 1995, he began his career at Atari as a video game designer after dropping out of college. Together with his great friend Steve Wozniak he founded, in 1976, Apple Computer Company, a company with which he began to manufacture the first Apple I. 10 years later, and at only 27 years old, Steve Jobs was the youngest billionaire. After his resignation as director of Apple in 1985, he founded NeXt (another great technological success that was later used to create the macOS and iOS systems), as well as Pixar, the animation studio currently owned by Disney.
Curiously, his level of success is quite similar to Altman’s. And, according to Jobs:
«Most people don’t get what they want because they never ask for it. This is what often differentiates people who do things from those who only imagine them.
“Your time is limited, don’t waste it living other people’s lives.”
“What separates successful entrepreneurs from the rest is perseverance.”
Jeff Bezos, from Amazon to space
If you’ve ever shopped on Amazon, some of your money has gone to making Bezos one of the richest men in the world. Born in 1964, Jeff Bezos is known for being an engineer, entrepreneur and the founder of amazon, the largest online shopping store in the world. Bezos has been, for many years, the richest man in the world, until in 2021 he announced that he was leaving the management of Amazon to become executive president and, at the same time, he was no longer the richest man in the world. In 2021, he too, managed to travel to space with his own ship thanks to his subsidiary Blue Origin.
Bezos has been a person who, throughout his career, has given a lot of advice in interviews, letters and speeches to all those who want to follow in his footsteps. But today we are going to collect some of the most important ones to be successful:
“Don’t make more than 3 important decisions a day.”
“Dedicate yourself to what you really love.”
“Always be original.”
“Accept failure.”
“Don’t worry too much about money.”
“Make meetings worth it.”
“Sleep well”.
Bill Gates, Mr. Windows
Founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates is one of the most important people in the history of computing. Born in 1955, he became interested in computing when he was only 13 years old and later, together with other friends and acquaintances, such as Paul Allen, he founded Microsoft in 1976. Although Bill Gates has been harshly criticized for his way of making his way into the market (usually with deception or anti-competitive practices), we cannot deny that if personal computers are as we know them now, it is thanks to him. In 2023 he was the fourth richest man in the world, even though he is no longer directly linked to Microsoft.
Bill Gates has never stood out for being a person who motivates others. However, there are a large number of phrases, which are not without reason, that have changed the perception of seeing things for many. We leave you some of the most relevant ones:
“Treat geeks well, someday you’ll work for one of them.”
“Information is power”.
“It’s okay to celebrate success, but it’s more important to heed the lessons of failure.”
“The world will not care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to achieve something, regardless of whether you feel good about yourself or not.
“We tell our employees that if no one laughs at at least one of their ideas, they’re probably not being creative enough.”
“If you screw up, it’s not your parents’ or your teachers’ fault, so don’t whine about your mistakes and learn from them.”
“From the beginning we didn’t think about anything other than being successful.”
“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”
Extra: Elon Musk, Mr. “X”
Of course, we couldn’t forget the richest technology magnate in the world: Elon Musk. Born in Pretoria, in 1971, he is the businessman, investor and technology magnate who has been the most talked about in recent months, both good and bad. After his first failures, he founded his most successful company, PayPal, which he finally ended up selling to eBay. He is also known for being the founder of SpaceX, Starlink, Neuralink and Tesla, although the company that is giving the most buzz is Twitter (X), his latest acquisition and which, at the moment, is becoming a ruin for the magnate. Despite everything, he remains the richest technology mogul in the world (and second richest man, behind Bernard Arnault).
Among the phrases that this magnate has left us to try to follow in his footsteps we find:
“The path to the CEO’s office shouldn’t be through the CFO’s office, and it shouldn’t be through the marketing department. “It needs to be through engineering and design.”
«People work better when they know what the goal is and why. “It’s important that people want to come to work in the morning and enjoy it.”
«If you wake up in the morning and think that the future is going to be better; This is a good day. Otherwise, it is not.
«The brand is just a perception and the perception will match reality over time. “Sometimes it will be before, other times later, but the brand is nothing more than a collective impression that we have about a product.”
“It’s okay to have all your eggs in one basket, as long as you have complete control of it.”