I would consider someone who has made >1000x what they were given as self made without any doubt. Yes $200k or being in IBM's board or being US citizen or being

I would consider someone who has made >1000x what they were given as self made without any doubt. Yes $200k or being in IBM's board or being US citizen or being able to afford Stanford is not a small thing for many, but saying that those were the biggest determining factor in making them richest is just being cynic on their progress.