Not sure about homelessness particularly, but if your flip through some Forbes lists that contain short bios, many of the wealthiest people in the world had dif

Not sure about homelessness particularly, but if your flip through some Forbes lists that contain short bios, many of the wealthiest people in the world had difficult upbringings, often revolving around a lost parent at an early age and/or rough childhood. If you go beyond the tech world and into hip-hop (quite entrepreneurial, in fact), then absolutely. Jay Z and P Diddy were raised in housing projects in New York and are now worth around $400 million apiece, I believe. If that doesn't inspire you, I don't know what does.