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[–] badaboomxx@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I wonder if he didn't have his family's money, could he have been successful?

[–] Tire@lemmy.ml 28 points 2 years ago

That’s the story of most ultra rich people. It’s hard to fail when you have that much money.

[–] MeanEYE@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

When you have 1M$, making another one is easy. That first one is hard though.

[–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

It's also really easy to lose the first 1 mil.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago

These wealthy entrepreneurs think they're brilliant risk takers, but overlook the fact that what would be a huge risk for most people is not much of a risk for them.

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think the connections were more important than the money. Reliable sources are hard to come by, but by all accounts he and his dad hate each other. Some accounts say he stole thousands of dollars from him, but it was likely less than a million that he was able to get. Moreso got lucky and had good connections so sell things.

[–] badaboomxx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

You have a great point there.

[–] 0x2d@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago