Tag: 30 to 35
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As of today, Taylor Swift is a billionaire, achieving this incredible milestone before her 35th birthday. She is a singer-songwriter, musician, actor, guitarist, and producer, making her one of the most famous and powerful people in the world today. Let’s take a look at what she has done right at a very early age that…
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Grace Hopper, often referred to as “Amazing Grace” or “the Queen of Code,” was undeniably a pioneer for the future of tech. Hopper attempted to enlist in the Navy during World War II but was rejected because she was 34 years old. After this rejection, she started her career in computer programming. At the age…
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Jim, around 1997, when he was 35, was one of the highest paid entertainer in the world. According to some legend, in 1985, Jim was broke and he wrote himself a check for $10 million post dated to 10 years in future.
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Jim Carrey starred in highly successful movies ‘The Mask’ (grossed $351 million) and ‘Dumb and Dumber’ ($270 million) both in 1994, when he was 32. He was paid $7 million to appear in Dumb and Dumber.
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In 1986, Steve Jobs when he was 31, acquired the Pixar from Lucas Films. He was credited as executive producer on the very first Toy Story.
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In 1985, Steve was fired/forcibly removed/left (however you read it) from Apple due to disagreement with board. He took several Apple employees with him and founded another computer company, NeXT.
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Joel Spolsky, is founder of Trello, Stack Overflow and Glitch. His blog is one of OGs of internet. I found Joel from Seth Godin’s blog. I revisit JoelOnSoftware every now and then, it’s a great time capsule, fun and excellent learning resource with 1000+ articles. Around his 30th (1995), it seems that Joel had left…
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