Interviews
in these interviews, other factors than those mentioned in the Success Pyramid were explored...
Darwin Horan: CEO and President of Ventana Capital Inc.
Jeremy Dodson: Olympic Track Athlete
Other
Is dropping out of college necessary to pursue your goals?
Examples Of Dropouts:
Examples Of Dropouts:
- Sheldon Andelson (Owner of Las Vegas Sands Casino Company)- $38.1 billion
- Larry Ellison (Founder of Oracle)- $60.2 billion
- Kayne West (Hip-Hop Artist)- $240 million
- Mark Zukerberg (Founder of FaceBook)- $74 billion
- Mark Cuban (Investor and Owner of the Dallas Mavericks)- $4.1 billion
- Lady Gaga (Pop Star Singer)- $39.5 million
- Oprah Winfrey (Talk Show Host)- $2.8 billion
- Ellen Degeneres- (Talk Show Host)- $80.5 million
- Bill Gates (Founder of Microsoft)- $110.6 billion
- Steve Jobs (dead) (Founder of Apple)- $7 billion
Conclusion: No, after studying each of them, opportunity arose and they took the risk to follow it instead of finishing college.
What is the average age someone becomes successful?
Studies at Duke and North Western University researched and found that the average founder age for the 1 in 1,000 fastest-growing new ventures is 45. This debunks that youth is a key trait of successful entrepreneurs.
Duke University researcher Vivek Wadhwa, when it comes to becoming a successful entrepreneur, anyone can get into the game:
Studies at Duke and North Western University researched and found that the average founder age for the 1 in 1,000 fastest-growing new ventures is 45. This debunks that youth is a key trait of successful entrepreneurs.
Duke University researcher Vivek Wadhwa, when it comes to becoming a successful entrepreneur, anyone can get into the game:
“The majority [of successful entrepreneurs] didn't have entrepreneurial parents. They didn't even have entrepreneurial aspirations while going to school. They simply got tired of working for others, had a great idea they wanted to commercialize, or woke up one day with an urgent desire to build wealth before they retired. So they took the big leap.”
Top 10 Industries for 2019:
1. Finance & Investments
1. Finance & Investments
- 306 billionaires
- 14% of the list
- 230 billionaires
- 11% of the list
- 223 billionaires
- 10% of the list
- 214 billionaires
- 10% of the list
- 188 billionaires
- 9% of the list
- 188 billionaires
- 9% of the list
- 171 billionaires
- 8% of the list
- 135 billionaires
- 6% of the list
- 85 billionaires
- 4% of the list
- 71 billionaires
- 3% of the list
Conclusion: It is important to take into account which industry one gets into to set them up for success. It is evident that certain industries provide much more monetary success than others.