Strive Masiyiwa, the unassuming and soft-spoken founder of the telecoms giant, is the richest person to emerge from Zimbabwe.

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One unhappy shareholder was conspicuously absent: Paul Orfalea, the soft-spoken, self-deprecating founder of Kinko's, whose curly hair was the source of the company name.

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The former home of the founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics is exactly the color you would expect: a soft shade of light pink.

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