Speed To Wealth: Clocking how long it takes to hit a billion.
(I saw this awesome graphic in a Forbes magazine. The link to the article does not have the graphic, it's just the following text...)
"In July 1999 Jay Walker set a DiMaggian record by passing $1 billion in net worth (liquid or illiquid assets) within one year of founding Priceline. He broke a mark set a year earlier by Global Crossing's Gary Winnick. Neither man is on the 400 today. That's a good reminder for the speedsters of our time, Groupon's Eric Lefkofsky and the Facebook mafia, to set some cash aside."
Jay Walker: 1 year
Gary Winnick: 1.5 years
Eric Lefkofsky: 2.5 years
Jeff Bezos: 4 years
Mark Zuckerberg: 4 years
Sean Park: 6.5 years
Sergey Brin: 8 years
Larry Page: 8 years
Bill Gates: 12 years
Daniel Och: 13 years
Warren Buffet: 19 years
Henry Ford: 23 years
John D. Rockefeller: 25 years
Ray Dolby: 40 years
I've added the below information. All links lead to Wikipedia pages.
Jay Walker: 1 year . Founded Priceline. No longer a billionaire.
Gary Winnick: 1.5 years. Founded Global Crossing.
Eric Lefkofsky: 2.5 years. Serial entrepreneur, Groupon.
Jeff Bezos: 4 years, Amazon.com
Mark Zuckerberg: 4 years
Sean Park: 6.5 years
Sergey Brin: 8 years
Larry Page: 8 years
Bill Gates: 12 years
Daniel Och: 13 years
Warren Buffet: 19 years
Henry Ford: 23 years
John D. Rockefeller: 25 years
Ray Dolby: 40 years
Edit: Finally able to edit posts, but I've replied further down in this thread already. That post has all the links I intended to put in this post.
(I saw this awesome graphic in a Forbes magazine. The link to the article does not have the graphic, it's just the following text...)
"In July 1999 Jay Walker set a DiMaggian record by passing $1 billion in net worth (liquid or illiquid assets) within one year of founding Priceline. He broke a mark set a year earlier by Global Crossing's Gary Winnick. Neither man is on the 400 today. That's a good reminder for the speedsters of our time, Groupon's Eric Lefkofsky and the Facebook mafia, to set some cash aside."
Jay Walker: 1 year
Gary Winnick: 1.5 years
Eric Lefkofsky: 2.5 years
Jeff Bezos: 4 years
Mark Zuckerberg: 4 years
Sean Park: 6.5 years
Sergey Brin: 8 years
Larry Page: 8 years
Bill Gates: 12 years
Daniel Och: 13 years
Warren Buffet: 19 years
Henry Ford: 23 years
John D. Rockefeller: 25 years
Ray Dolby: 40 years
I've added the below information. All links lead to Wikipedia pages.
Jay Walker: 1 year . Founded Priceline. No longer a billionaire.
Gary Winnick: 1.5 years. Founded Global Crossing.
Eric Lefkofsky: 2.5 years. Serial entrepreneur, Groupon.
Jeff Bezos: 4 years, Amazon.com
Mark Zuckerberg: 4 years
Sean Park: 6.5 years
Sergey Brin: 8 years
Larry Page: 8 years
Bill Gates: 12 years
Daniel Och: 13 years
Warren Buffet: 19 years
Henry Ford: 23 years
John D. Rockefeller: 25 years
Ray Dolby: 40 years
Edit: Finally able to edit posts, but I've replied further down in this thread already. That post has all the links I intended to put in this post.
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