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It's curious that so many of them are 70+ years old, which means they were the right age to benefit from the huge economic boom that occurred in the United Stat
by krohrbaugh 16y ago
It's curious that so many of them are 70+ years old, which means they were the right age to benefit from the huge economic boom that occurred in the United States after World War II.
Seems to support the hypothesis that success is equal parts smarts, hard work and timing.
- hop 16y agoAnd compound interest.
- nico 16y agoWhat about luck?
- portman 16y agoAverage age = 72.25 Sheldon Adelson 77 Carl Berg 73 Stephen Bisciotti 50 Leon Charney 72 John Paul DeJoria 66 Larry Ellison 66 Alan Gerry 81 Alec Gores 57 Harold Hamm 64 George Joseph 89 Kirk Kerkorian 93 Ken Langone 75 Ralph Lauren 71 Carl Lindner Jr 91 David Murdock 87 Thomas Peterffy 65 Howard Schultz 57 Kenny Troutt 62 Albert Ueltschi 93 Oprah Winfrey 56
- maxklein 16y agoOr maybe it just takes time to become a billionaire when you start out with nothing.