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#206 Satya Nadella Maker Mantra: "Be The Bridge!"

#205 Bill Gates Maker Mantra: "Only Complete With Yourself!"

#204 Jeff Bezos Maker Mantra: "Be Misunderstood, Create The Future!"

#203 Evan Spiegel Maker Mantra: "You ARE A Difference Maker!"

#202 Travis Kalanick Maker Mantra: "Stay Creative, Unlock Solutions!"

#201 Brian Chesky Maker Mantra: "Build For Love!"

#200 Steve Jobs Maker Mantra: "Dent The Universe!"

#199 Mark Zuckerberg Maker Mantra: "Care More"

#198 Ibotta Origin Hacks: "From Cash-Back App To A $2 Billion Market Cap!"

#197 GetYourGuide Origin Hacks: "From Local Tours To $2 Billion Valuation!"

#196 Musical.ly Origin Hacks: "From Lip-Sync Videos To $1 Billion Acquisition!"

#195 Yelp Origin Hacks: "From Local Review Site To $2.5 Billion Market Cap!"

#194 Kayak Original Hacks: "From Travel Metasearch To $2.1 Billion Acquisition!"

#193 eBay Original Hacks: "From Pez Dispensers To $30 Billion Market Cap!"

#192 Infosys Original Hacks: "From $250 Dollars To $90 Billion Market Cap!"

#191 DuckDuckGo Origin Hacks: "From Single Private Search Query To 100 Million Users!"

#190 Etsy Origin Hacks: "From Virtual Craft Fair To $1.8 Billion IPO!"

#189 Tinder Origin Hacks: "From Swipe Left To $3 Billion Acquisition!”

#188 Lyft Origin Hacks: "From Pink Mustaches To $5 Billion Market Cap!”

#187 Snapchat Origin Hacks: "From Disappearing Photos To $20 Billion Market Cap!"

#186 TikTok Origin Hacks: "From Lip-Sync App to $50 Billion Valuation!

#185 Spotify Origin Hacks: "From Small Swedish Startup to $99 Billion Music Empire!"

#184 Stripe Origin Hacks: "From Single API To $65 Billion Valuation!"

#183 Pinterest Origin Hacks: "From Vision Board to $20 Billion Market Cap!"

#182 Twitter Origin Hacks: "From 140 Characters to $44 Billion Acquisition!"

#181 Facebook Origin Hacks: "From Dorm Room to $1.5 Trillion Market Cap!"

#180 YouTube Origin Hacks: "From Zoo Videos to $400 Billion Market Cap!"

#179 PayPal Origin Hacks: "From eBay Payment Option to $80 Billion Market Cap!"

#178 Uber Origin Hacks: "From Sharing Rides To A $136 Billion Dollar Market Cap!"

#177 GitHub Origin Hacks: "From Git Going To A $7.5+ Billion Acquisition by Microsoft!"

#176 Slack Origin Hacks: "Office Messages to $26.5+ Billion Market Cap!"

#175 Box Origin Hacks: "Cloudy Days to $4.5+ Billion Market Cap!"

#174 Airbnb Origin Hacks: "Mattresses to $74 Billion Market Cap!"

#173 Michael Bryzek: The Co-Founder and Former CTO of Guilt Groupe / "Take Bold Risks, Unlock Unseen Horizons!"

#172 Johannes Reck: The Co-Founder of GetYourGuide / "Reframe Any Crisis As A Time For Reflection and Optimization!"

#171 Bastian Lehmann: The Co-Founder Of Postmates / "Experiment Boldly, Evolve Faster!"

#170 Bryan Leach: The Founder of Ibotta / "Be Original, Create A Paradigm Shift!"

#169 Hosain Rahman: The Co-Founder of Jawbone / "Ruthlessly Purse Your Vision, Keep Going Until It Comes To Life!"

#168 Paul Allen: The Co-Founder of Ancestry.com / "Master Your Craft, Unlock Your Potential!"

#167 James Park: The Co-Founder of Fitbit / "Endure The Pain, Build Enduring Products!"

#166 Ali Partovi, The Co-Founder of Code.org / "Empower Others, Fuel Your Rise!"

#165 Jessica Livingston: Co-Founder of Y Combinator / "Make Persistent Progress, Create Lasting Value!"

#164 Gabriel Weinberg: The Founder and CEO of DuckDuckGo / "Find Distribution Early, Find Traction Forever!"

#163 Believe Unconditionally, Achieve The Unthinkable! (Matt Rogers: The Co-Founder of Nest)

#162 Leverage Timeless Lessons, Invent The Future Faster! (Gagan Biyani: The Co-Founder of Udemy)

#161 Build On Your Differentiators, Grow Unstoppable! (Sam Shank: The Co-Founder and Former CEO of Hotel Tonight)

#160 Amp-Up The Risk, Soundtrack The Future! (Charles Huang: The Co-Founder of Guitar Hero)

#159 Stay Close To Users, Leave The Competition Behind! (John Collison: The Co-Founder of Stripe)

#158 Don't Overthink, Build And Refine! (Ben Silbermann: The Co-Founder of Pinterest)

#157 Build The Best, It Will Sell Itself! (David Barrett: The Founder & CEO of Expensify)

#156 N.R. Narayana Murthy: The Co-founder, Infosys / "Shift From Intention To Action, Propel Yourself Forward!"

#155 Make Access Easier, Spark Adoption Faster! (Will Shu: The Cofounder and CEO of Deliveroo)

#154 Simplify To Amplify! (David Helgason: The Co-Founder and Former CEO of Unity)

#153 Dream In Unchartered Territory, Build Beyond The Competition! (Larry Page: The Cofounder and Former CEO of Google)

#152 Evolve Dialog Into Deliverables, Take Action Now! (Sam Altman: The Cofounder and CEO of OpenAI)

#151 Cultivate Mindfulness, Journey With Fulfillment! (Dustin Moskovitz: The Cofounder and Former CTO of Facebook and Asana)

#150 Launch Today, Learn And Master Along The Way! (Eric Ly: The Co-Founder and Former CTO of Linkedin)

#149 Ryan Holmes: The Co-Founder and Former CEO of Hootsuite / "Harness The Great Equalizer, Your Work Ethic!"

#148 Remember The User Is Always Right, Design For Delight! (Aravind Srinivas: The Co-Founder and CEO of Perplexity)

#147 Turn 1% Daily Progress, Into 100% Better! (Cal Henderson: The Co-Founder & CTO of Slack)

#146 Prioritize With Purpose, Build Winning Momentum! (Parker Harris: The Co-Founder & CTO of Salesforce)

#145 Merge Skill With Art, Code A Masterpiece! (Alex Karp: The Co-Founder & CEO of Palantir)

#144 Optimize Your Strengths, Expand Your Horizons! (Mikkel Svane: The Co-Founder and Former CEO of Zendesk)

#143 Seek Crossroads Advice, Travel Smarter!! (Howie Liu: The Co-Founder of Airtable)

#142 Start With The Customer, Future-Proof Their World! (Olivier Pomel: The Co-Founder of Datadog)

#141 Envision The End, Turn Moonshots Into Milestones! (Ryan Smith: The Co-Founder of Qualtrics)

#140 Act Now, Learn As You Go! (Nikolay Storonsky: The Co-Founder and CEO of Revolut)

#139 Supercharge Your Skills, Speed Past The Competition! (Aaron Skonnard: The Co-Founder of Pluralsight)

#138 Dig Deep, Turn Problems into Diamonds!! (Mike Olson: The Co-Founder and Former CEO of Cloudera)

#137 Make Daily Improvements, Gain Forever Momentum! (Joel Spolsky: The Co-Founder of Stack Overflow)

#136 Solve User Needs, Discover Your Success! (David Okuniev: The Co-Founder of Typeform)

#135 Listen To User Needs, Hear Innovation! (Eric Yuan: The Founder of Zoom)

#134 Reduce Product Friction, Scale User Happiness! (Jason Citron: The Co-Founder of Discord)

#133 Think Backwards, Unlock Breakthroughs! (Alex Chung: The Co-Founder of Giphy)

#132 Trust Your Inner Compass, Find Your True North Star! (Perry Chen: The Co-Founder of Kickstarter)

#131 Be Original, Become Unstoppable! (Eoghan McCabe: Co-Founder & CEO of Intercom)

#130 Ask Fearlessly, Learn Endlessly! (Fred Luddy: The Co-Founder of ServiceNow)

#129 Take Full Ownership, Own Your Future! (Roy Mann: The Co-Founder of Monday.com)

#128 Break Rules, Create Breakthroughs! (Wade Foster: Co-Founder and CEO of Zapier)

#127 Strengthen Your Roots, Reach New Heights! (Jerry Sanders: The Co-Founder and Former CEO of AMD)

#126 Work Backwards To Innovate Forward! (Benoît Dageville: The Co-Founder of Snowflake)

#125 Leverage Your Unique Perspective, Power Your Growth! (Joel Gascoigne: Co-Founder and CEO of Buffer)

#124 Turn Your Passions Into Profits! (Tope Awotona: The Founder of Calendly)

#123 Utilize Optimism To Unlock Innovation! (Robert Noyce: The Co-Founder of Intel, and the Co-Inventor of the Integrated Circuit)

#122 Don't Wait, Build Things That Matter! (Justin Rosenstein: The Co-Founder of Asana)

#121 Stack Actions, Not Plans! (Jason Fried: The Co-Founder and CEO of 37signals, aka Basecamp)

#120 Create The Rules, Own The Future! (Ben Chestnut: The Co-Founder & Former CEO of Mailchimp)

#119 Embrace Extreme Focus, Achieve Excellence! (Sean Rad: The Co-Founder and Former CEO of Tinder)

#118 Fall Forward, Pivot To New Heights! (Solomon Hykes: Co-Founder and Former CTO of Docker)

#117 Listen To Customers, Hear Opportunity! (Aneel Bhusri: The Co-Founder of Workday)

#116 Seize The Power Of The Pivot, Go from Stuck To Unstoppable! (Bill Smith: The founder and Former CEO of Shipt)

#115 Prioritize The Now, Own The Future! (Leah Busque: Founder and Former CEO of TaskRabbit)

#114 Embrace Singular Focus, Achieve Exponential Growth!! (Marco Zappacosta: Co-Founder and CEO of Thumbtack)

#113 Simplify Your Products, Amplify Your Success! (Alexander Ljung: The Co-Founder of SoundCloud)

#112 Forge Past The Unknown, Build The Future! (Daphne Koller: The Co-Founder of Coursera, and Founder & CEO of insitro)

#111 Use Feedback As A Doorway To Learning & Growth! (Mike Evans: Co-Founder of GrubHub)

#110 Persevere With Purpose, Make Your Journey Your Success! (Biz Stone: Co-Founder of Twitter)

#109 Design The Unknown, Create The Iconic! (Jony Ive: Former Lead Designer at Apple, and Lead Designer of the Imac, Iphone, Ipod)

#108 Solve Real Needs, Make Real Impact! (Robin Li: The Co-Founder of Baidu)

#107 Design People Into Your Products & Inspire The World! (Joe Gebbia: The Co-Founder of Airbnb, and Co-Founder of Samara)