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They were innovators, but the products that made them rich were a lot simpler and more focused on short term profit than the more ambitious projects that they a
by embolism 13y ago
They were innovators, but the products that made them rich were a lot simpler and more focused on short term profit than the more ambitious projects that they are now famed for.
The point is that they made their money with short term projects of limited scope, and then embarked on the more ambitious ones.
(Gates came from a rich family though)
- oscargrouch 13y agoI dont know Elon Musk biography very much, but Gates, Jobs and Page/Brin are/were very hard workers.. (Gates sleeping under his desk or in office couch are well known) Of course there are "fast bucks" stories like, instagram, tumblr and the likes.. but i thinks this is more of a bubble effect.. too much money around.. overvaluations, etc.. but (i think) that these stories are the exceptions, not the rule
- embolism 13y agoYou are completely missing the point. None of this is about hard work. They all worked extremely hard for their whole careers, and the ones who are still alive continue to do so. The point is that they all established a tidy fortune by focussing on short term projects before they took on more ambitious projects. That's why most entrepreneurs aren't focused on major world changing projects - they are trying to satisfy their needs for security first, and that is the general rule, not the exception.