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# 18-01-02 Ways to Become a Billionaire

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[Read the original document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wUngm7Lb59dHaXoZM4g-AvhVK5NOPBqYrm24g5JQl_U/edit?usp=drivesdk&sa=D&ust=1596495076871000&usg=AOvVaw3KoHHVEFNgNuPwPJfjL2sO)

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1. Finance [Warren Buffett, Michael Bloomberg, James Simons]
   1. Create a Hedge Fund
   2. Create a Mutual Fund
   3. Value Investing
   4. Cryptocurrency
2. Fashion & Retail [Jim Walton, Bernard Arnault, Amancio Ortega]
   1. Start a Company
3. Real Estate [Xu Jiayin, Li Ka-shing, Donald Bren]
   1. Owning & Investing
4. Tech [Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin]
   1. Start a Company
5. Manufacturing [Elon Musk, Pietro Ferrero, Forrest Mars, He Xingjian]
   1. Start a Company
6. Raw Materials / Energy [Mukesh Ambani, Leonid Mikhelson, Harold Hamm]
   1. Be an Oil czar
7. Health Care [Carl Cook, Thomas Frist, Zhong Huijuan]
   1. Start a Company
   2. Become CEO / Chairman / Own a company
8. Media and Entertainment [David Thomson, Sheldon Adelson, Vince McMahon]
   1. Become a sports star
   2. Create a Media Brand
   3. Become a world class singer / actor
   4. Own a sports team / league
   5. Own casinos
9. Politics [Vladimir Putin, Mohamed Suharto, Ferdinand Marcos, Ben Ali]
   1. Leverage political control
   2. Corruption

Other Resources

* The Origins of the Superrich: The Billionaire Characteristics Database
* It’s the Market: The Broad Based Rise in the Return to Top Talent
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*Source: [Original Google Doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wUngm7Lb59dHaXoZM4g-AvhVK5NOPBqYrm24g5JQl_U/edit?usp=drivesdk&sa=D&ust=1596495076871000&usg=AOvVaw3KoHHVEFNgNuPwPJfjL2sO)*