In the 1990s, it was Bill Gates. In the 2000s, it was the late Steve Jobs and the Google boys, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Here in the 2010s, it’s Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. These men not only produced revolutionary technology, they also changed the way people worked and interacted, and became cultural phenomena. Most importantly, they became fabulously rich: on Forbes’ latest billionaires list, Gates was No. 2 (US$61 billion); Page and Brin tied at No. 24 (US$18.7 billion each); Zuckerberg was No. 35 (US$17.5 billion), while the estate of Jobs was worth some US$9 billion, good for No. 100.
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Great stuff..;)
on Sep 16, 2012I agree that money is not everything when it comes to entrepreneurship. Perhaps, its the networth that gives entrepreneur a high! Everyone loves being famous and successful; money is a by-product of that. I think you should start business if you have a call. Forget about the other things like \'Am I an entrepreneur material?\', \'Would I be successful?\' \'Will I get richer?\', Will I get funded\'? Once you start and you are enjoying yourself, you know are doing well! The word of caution: don\'t let ambition be bigger than your bank balance
on Aug 1, 2012