Chris Barton — Shazam
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In business , there are never any guarantees , and it often takes more than just a good idea and a can-do attitude to achieve that high level of success ; in fact , for an entrepreneur to thrive in the increasingly competitive environment of global business , he or she will more than likely need to stray from the traditional approach and be willing to take risks that could radically change the “ norm .”
The following innovations , created by industry-leading entrepreneurs , are prime examples of what can result from taking these risks . Ranked alphabetically , these are our top 10 industry-leading innovations and the innovators behind each .
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Chris Barton — Shazam
recognition service . Barton originally founded the company in the UK , but was quick to expand to other territories including the U . S ., Germany , Japan and Australia .
In Europe , he was able to use new technology — Premium SMS — to get the design launched , proving that with a little resourcefulness goes a long way for making a good idea a reality .
Understanding that the world changes fast and that mobile is a large part of how society interacts , Shazam now has 100 million monthly active users and has been used on more than 500 million mobile devices .
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Barton and his co-founders successfully created Shazam by turning a concept into groundbreaking pattern recognition technology , resulting in the world ’ s first mobile music
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