Steve Jobs shared one of his biggest rules for building great companies: surround yourself with A-players.
He believed it was worth the effort to find truly gifted people and never settle for mediocrity. When enough A-players come together, they feed off each other’s energy. They love working with peers who challenge them—and they won’t tolerate anything less.
This creates a culture where excellence attracts more excellence, and top talent spreads through the entire company.
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Jeff Bezos’ path to Amazon started with a reality check at Princeton.
While working through an advanced physics problem, he watched a classmate solve it effortlessly. In that moment, he saw the difference between being good and being world-class. When he asked himself if he could ever be among the best physicists, the answer was no. That clarity led him to pivot toward entrepreneurship.
The decision changed his life—and reshaped the global economy.
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📢 Let’s start the week with a positive note with more updates on OpenArt! We’re happy to share that we’ve added 2 new image models!
Qwen-Image: a 20B MMDiT image foundation model that achieves significant advances in complex high-fidelity text rendering and precise image output. Preserves typographic details, layout coherence, and contextual harmony with stunning accuracy
HiDream-I1: Comes in in 3 variations, Full, Dev and Fast. (access it in the advanced settings) Known to rival Flux and has it’s own unique artistic style. A popular model of choice by our community.
These are some stellar models to add to your tool belt and would make great starting points to combine with image to video as well. With all the model selections available, there is something for everyone at OpenArt!
Stay tuned for the next updates to come and I can tell you…you don’t want to miss them! As always…Happy Creating! 🎨
Dolly Parton, a country music star, built a $650 million entertainment empire from a one-room cabin in rural Tennessee. She secretly funded literacy programs and disaster relief through her Dollywood theme park profits. Her business acumen led to theme park ownership, book publishing, and pharmaceutical investment, generating more wealth than her music career. Smart entertainers diversify beyond their talent for longevity.
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Jay-Z transformed from selling crack on Brooklyn streets to becoming hip-hop's first billionaire by treating his music career as a stepping stone to business ownership. His investments in Uber, D'Usse cognac, Tidal streaming, and the Brooklyn Nets created wealth that dwarfed his rap earnings. He understood that artists who own their masters build generational wealth, while pure performers remain employees.
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A mystery buyer has shattered records by paying a staggering $18.7 million for the world’s most expensive car … the ultra-rare Bugatti La Voiture Noire. With only one ever made, this one-off masterpiece combines over 1,500 horsepower with handcrafted luxury, making it less a vehicle and more a rolling piece of art. Bugatti spent over two years crafting it, and its price tag eclipses that of many private jets and mansions. The buyer’s identity remains secret, but with a purchase like this, one thing is certain: they’re not just buying transportation …they’re buying history on four wheels.
A deep belief in humanity’s potential sits at the core of Elon Musk’s biggest bets—from rethinking transportation on Earth to pushing for life on Mars. His work is fueled by the idea that our best days are still ahead, and that building toward them is worth every risk.
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Colonel Sanders, living on Social Security at 62, franchised KFC after his restaurant failed due to an interstate bypass. He pitched his secret recipe to 1,009 restaurants and found his first franchise partner. His pressure-cooking method and 11 herbs and spices created a billion-dollar empire, demonstrating that age becomes irrelevant when persistence meets proven product quality and scalable business models.
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