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I don't understand why the two categories are being contrasted against each other as though one cannot be both. Wouldn't many highly successful founders later b
by Towle_ 16y ago
I don't understand why the two categories are being contrasted against each other as though one cannot be both. Wouldn't many highly successful founders later become financiers as well? If the root of this discussion is indeed which paths any given individual might take to achieve much greater wealth-- and not some sort of "financing vs. founding" contest-- then the founder role should nonetheless receive greater attention in all/most aspects. For most, the financier role will only ever be open if they are founders first.
- _delirium 16y agoIt appears that the "finance" category often is totally separate though, and that you can break into it without doing something like tech first. The people being classified as "financiers" on the list never started a non-finance company--- folks like George Soros made their money 100% in finance. They made their initial money moving up the ranks at investment banks, playing arbitrage strategies, pulling in bonuses from big deals, etc.