Here's the richest men of the world - taken from Forbes.
1) William Gates III
2) Warren Buffett
3) Carlos Slim Helú
4) Lawrence Ellison
5) Ingvar Kamprad
6) Karl Albrecht
7) Mukesh Ambani
8) Lakshmi Mittal
9) Theo Albrecht
10) Amancio Ortega
How many in the above list do you think have inherited wealth?
The answer is only two. They are number 7 and 8. Mukesh Ambani's and Makshmi Mittal's wealth is indicated by Forbes as Inherited and Growing. Rest started from scratch. They are all self-made billionaires.
How many do you think are business people here?
The answer: all of them.
You cannot be become rich working for others.
How many won got a kick start in life by winning a lottery ticket or hitting a jackpot?
The answer: No one. Not even one of these. No one had it easy. It takes hard work to achieve anything.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
The World's Richest
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Richest men of the world. When?
ReplyDeleteOK. Lets assume it is a very recent list. Have men always been self made billionaires? The answer is a clear know.
The Nizam of Hyderabad was an extremely rich fellow. So were some of the pharaohs of Egypt & many more rulers. All inherited wealth.
It is still the trend. Hasn't stopped as you can see in your list.
P.S. Try reading Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. Billionaires are hard working - no doubt, but they had opportunities on their way as well. That is why they are billionaires whereas many other equally hard working people aren't!