He’s probably not the first name you think of, or the most recent of entrepreneurs, but he’s a big name. Walt Disney.
Mr. Disney
While he went through some difficult times starting up, as most entrepreneurs do, his real breakthrough came through when he decided to make the worlds first animated feature film, Snow White.
While he spent $1.4 million, a massive amount of money back in the 1930s, he managed to make $8 million in its original theater release.
Disney had previously broken into the market with Mickey Mouse, arguably one of the most recognizable characters of all time. Even with Mickey, he was innovative and broke into scene with the world’s first animation with synchronized sound.
It was his creativity and unrelenting fearlessness that allowed him to go into these markets, and make the technological push for animated media. He had ideas for new products and went to every length to meet them, and exceed them.
With these big ideas, and steel will to follow them, it’s no wonder how Disney managed to create one of the biggest brands in the entire world, and I believe one of the most admired entrepreneurs of all time.