Some people don't consider anybody as their role model but some do.<p>Let me start with myself.<p>Few people that inspires me the most are ...<p>Ryan Singer (37 Signals), Seth Godin (Marketing Guru), Paul Graham (YCombinator), Tony Hsieh (Zappos), Jason Fried (37 Signals)
Barry Schwartz: <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_ch...</a><p>Richard Dawkins: <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_dawkins_on_militant_atheism.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_dawkins_on_militant_atheism...</a><p>Martin Seligman: <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/martin_seligman_on_the_state_of_psychology.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ted.com/talks/martin_seligman_on_the_state_of_psy...</a><p>Philip Zombardo: <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/philip_zimbardo_on_the_psychology_of_evil.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ted.com/talks/philip_zimbardo_on_the_psychology_o...</a><p>Dan Ariely: <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_asks_are_we_in_control_of_our_own_decisions.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_asks_are_we_in_control_o...</a><p>Bill Gates: <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates.html</a><p>Sir Ken Robinson: <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_crea...</a><p>Neil Tyson: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfAzaDyae-k" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfAzaDyae-k</a> (and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPLn9nv26NM" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPLn9nv26NM</a>)<p>Especially Neil Tyson, as a matter of fact. I highly recommend anyone watch every single one of his videos on Youtube, if only to reap some of his overflowing passion.