Since last year, the term 'Nepo Baby' has often become a topic of conversation. Nepo baby is a term that is short for 'nepotism baby'.
This term became popular when The New York Times magazine studied the world of nepotism in Hollywood. In fact, the front cover of the December edition of the New York Times magazine openly uses the term 'nepo baby' while showing the faces of eight Hollywood celebrities paired with baby clothes complete with the caption 'He has his mother's eyes. And Agent'.
It is not surprising that these people who are nepo babies are in the public spotlight. This is because nepo babies seem to be set up for success from the start thanks to the fame and connections gained from their parents.
In general, when people talk about baby nepo, they mean celebrities like the Hadid sisters, Maya Hawke, Jaden Smith, and many more. However, there are also nepo babies from different industries who are successfully developing their businesses.
Here are some nepo babies who are successful in business.
Bill Gates
Bill Gates/ Foto: instagram.com/thisisbillgates
Don't be surprised when you see that Bill Gates is a nepo baby. This is because Bill Gates' mother, Mary Gates, is a prominent female entrepreneur. Mary Gates served as director of several companies including First Interstate Bancorp, US West Inc, and KIRO-TV in Seattle.
As reported by Jumpstart, Mary Gates also became the first female president of the King County branch of the American non-profit organization, United Way. While working as a United Way of America committee member, he met John R. Opel, a fellow committee member and chairman of IBM in 1980.
At that moment, IBM was looking for software engineers for their personal computer products. Even though IBM initially planned to collaborate with other software partners, Bill Gates' mother is said to have discussed with Opel about her son's company, Microsoft, which made John look at and take the risk of partnering with Microsoft.
In fact, as reported by CNBC, Bill Gates admitted that part of his success was because of his parents. He said his late mother played an important role in the deal that helped propel Microsoft into the big leagues.
Draper Family
Draper Family /Photo: instagram.com/jessecdraper
The Draper family seems to be an example of a nepo baby in the technology industry. The Draper family is said to be the premier venture capital (VC) family in Silicon Valley.
In fact, the family has been in the VC space since the 1950s, starting with William Draper II joining Rowan Gaither and Fred Anderson to form the first venture capital firm on the West Coast.
Several members of the Draper family are successful such as Tim Draper who founded the blockbuster venture company, Draper Fisher Jurvetson in 1985 and has had more than 900 investments including Tesla and Baidu. Meanwhile Jesse Draper founded Halogen Ventures which invests in dozens of brands targeted at women, such as Live Tinted and investment company Ellevest.
Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore/ Foto: Instagram.com/flowerfilm
As reported by Business Insider, Drew Barrymore is one of the nepo babies where she is the most famous member of the Barrymore family. It turns out that the Barrymore family has also been involved in the world of acting for more than 100 years.
Even so, it turns out that Drew Barrymore is not only a famous actress and producer, but also a successful entrepreneur. Over the years, he has tried to penetrate various business fields, demonstrating his ability and business acumen.
Drew Barrymore is known to have a production company called Flower Films which she founded with her business partner, Nancy Juvonen. She also owns Flower Beauty, a brand with high-quality beauty products that has the principles of empowerment, inclusivity and empowerment. The characteristic of Flower Beauty itself is its commitment to offering various products that meet the needs of various skin types and colors.
Additionally, Drew Barrymore owns a fashion, accessories, and home decor items brand called Dear Drew. He also launched an eyewear brand called Flower Eyewear which offers the latest, comfortable styles at affordable prices.
In fact, Drew Barrymore also has a quality wine business with the Barrymore Wines brand. Drew Barrymore's passion for wine combined with a relentless pursuit of perfection has resulted in a collection of wines that are elegant, complex and distinctive in taste.
Dell Brothers
Dell Brothers/ Photo: Instagram.com/alexakdell
The Dell sisters namely Alexa, Zachary, Juliette, and Kira are the children of American business mogul Michael Dell. Michael Dell is the founder of the technology company Dell Inc.
Of the four siblings who finally entered the world of technology were Alexa Dell and Zachary Dell. Alexa runs a technology consulting business and her company has even collaborated with dating app Bumble.
Meanwhile, Zachari founded a dating app called Thread in 2014 when he was still in high school. Although Zachary had claimed that his father did not fund the project, Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce and a good friend of his father had put some money into the company. But unfortunately the Thread dating application no longer exists in 2016 and Zachary currently works at a technology venture capital company, Thrive Capital.
That was Beauties, a series of public figures who are called nepo babies or nepo babies but are still successful with their business.
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