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yeah because all of the wealthy bootstrapped themselves and didn't start with a fortune or great privilege

• missedthecue 5y ago
  Lots of people start with fortunes and great privilege. Why aren't they all worth $60B? Both you and I are in places of great privilege. Why aren't we billionaires?
  • selcuka 5y ago
    That's totally irrelevant. The point is the relatively low number of bootstrapped billionaires. Bezos started with a $250K (equivalent to $450K today) "investment" from his parents yet some criticise Scott for not earning her own fortune.
    • missedthecue 5y ago
      Jeff Bezos had been running Amazon for a year before his parents invested $250k in it. He did not start with that.
    • umeshunni 5y ago
      Any rando can get a 250K investment from VCs today, so that is irrelevant.