Here's who greats like Steve Jobs and Jack Dorsey look up to for inspiration
Here's a look at who tech leaders like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg or Bill gates look up to when they need some inspiration.

Check out where today's leaders draw their inspiration from:
- Steve Jobs took inspiration from Polaroid co-founder Edwin H. Land
- Inventor Larry Page idolizes inventor Nikola Tesla
-Both rose to become CEO of enormous companies
- Besides his grandfather, Jeff Bezos admires Thomas Edison for being an inventor, and Walt Disney for being able to get "a big team of people working in a concerted direction."
- Bill Gates is passionate about healthcare in developing countries, particularly preventing the spread of HIV, polio, and malaria, so we're not surprised that the doctor credited with smallpox eradication is a role model
- Hello again, Thomas Edison. The mind behind the Tesla and SpaceX respects the mind behind the lightbulb and the motion-picture camera
- GoldieBlox makes engineering-centric toys for girls, and you can see the culture Debbie Sterling learned from Tina Roth-Eisenberg in the company's fun, spirited ads
- Jack Dorsey took his Steve Jobs inspiration a step further this year, when he too become CEO of two companies at once (Square and Twitter in his case, Pixar and Apple in Jobs')
- Like his heroes, Tim Cook advocates for causes he believes in
- Larry Ellison had great respect for his friend Steve Jobs
- Nancy Lubin, who also founded the Crisis Text Line, draws inspiration from Nelson Mandela
- Mark Zuckerberg eventually became one of the first 17 billionaires to participate in Bill Gates' "Giving Pledge," vowing to join his idol in dedicating most of his wealth to philanthropy
- Lessons Warren Buffet learned from Benjamin Graham influenced his investing approach
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