Category: Richest People In The World
Here you can find the stories of the world’s richest people. See how they has made their fortunes…
Chris Gardner was an ordinary guy, working as a salesman for medical supplies. Some years ago he was like most people in the world, struggling to earn enough for a living and take care of his kid and girlfriend. One day he saw a very well-dressed man in a nice red Ferrari, trying to find a parking place in a crowded parking. Chris offered the guy his parking spot, in exchange for the answers to two simple questions – “What do you do for a living, and how?”. The Ferrari guy delightfully said that he was just a stockbroker, trading...
One of the greatest entrepreneurs of our time, the founder of one of the most innovative and successful companies in the world – Apple, had been working for only 1 dollar annual salary for the last 15 years! This way Steve Jobs was one of the ‘worst’ paid chief executive officers for many years in the corporate world in America. In the same time his company have been one of the best performers for these years. This looks like some kind of an oxymoron, but it’s the pure truth. Excluding the 90 million plane, which was a gift to him...
What is an Angel Investor? An angel investor is an individual investor who provides capital for a business in exchange for an ownership stake in the company. Angel investors typically invest their own capital as opposed to managing funds and often look for entrepreneurial businesses in need of seed money or early–stage capital. These investors generally look for businesses with high growth potential and are typically motivated by the potential for long–term gains and social impact. Angel investing is riskier than traditional investing because the companies have yet to prove that they have a successful product or service in the market....
History In 1893, Caleb Bradham created a drink in his home spicing it with kola nuts and the enzyme pepsin. At first, he called it “Brad’s Drink” and this was the first name of Pepsi Cola. It was so delicious that he soon started selling it in his neighborhood. Later, in 1998, this tasty beverage was renamed to Pepsi Cola and this was when the start of this world brand was put. In the first years, Bradham prepared Pepsi in his drugstore, but soon he was not able to supply the increased quantity that people wanted to buy. In 1903...
History There are many inspiring stories about young entrepreneurs, who started successful business and made some millions. But if you have missed doing this in your salad days, you should not lose faith. Here is a story about a man in his 60s, who founded one of the most popular companies from all over the world – KFC or Kentucky Fried Chicken… Colonel Sanders had not an easy childhood, like many other kids. He learned how severe life can be from a very young age. He started his work career at the age of 12, as a farmer boy, and...
One of the most legendary investors of the past century has been George Soros. He turned his hedge fund into a money-making machine by which he has not only been making billions of dollars, but he helped provide funding to needy people around the world. In 2011 he retired from running the Quantum Group of Funds and started paying more attention to his philanthropic activities. A Short History George Soros was born in Budapest, Hungary on the 12th of August, 1930. His family background was Jewish and he was forced to hide his identity during World War II when the...
Have you heard about Chuck Feeney? Did you know that he is a billionaire and one of the wealthiest people in the world? Most of you probably don’t know him, even though he is one of the American billionaires? Here is why I decided to uncover his amazing biography here. Chuck is an American-Irish philanthropist, the founder of one of the biggest world charitable foundations – “The Atlantic Philanthropies“. Not only he is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world, but also he and his organization have changed the lives of so many people without even these people...
Entrepreneurs are people, who have a certain mindset. If you take two random successful entrepreneurs you will be amazed by how much in common they have in their thinking. They would not only be similar regarding the things they do but also there would be many things they never do. Here is an interesting article on the matter that we found on the Internet. Below you can see 7 things any self-respecting successful entrepreneur doesn’t do. If you want to become such, it would not be enough only to do certain things, you should also stop doing some like these:...
You may not know the name Ray Kroc, but you certainly know the business that he built. The brand name McDonald’s is known in every corner of the globe and it is Ray Kroc, who is the man that brought the golden arches to the masses. His story is truly one of the rags to riches and really shows what the entrepreneurial spirit can get you in America if you are committed to a vision. Kroc was born in and spent most of his life living in Oak Park, Illinois. As the years went on Ray would have a lot...
Stephen Gary Wozniak (Woz) was born back in 1950, on August 11th in San Jose in California. His father Jacob Francis Wozniak had graduated as one of the best students of the Columbian University Information Technology and he was actually the one who inspired the young Steve to become a guru in electronics. Since he was a very little boy, Wozniak junior spent a lot of his time in his father’s workshop, which was a place full of all kinds of electronic parts. He became very interested in what his dad was doing and wanted to learn how transistors, diodes,...
