According to Forbes, Berkshire Hathaway Inc CEO Warren Buffett is the sixth-richest man in the world, with an astounding net worth of nearly $93.5 billion.
How Do You Think He Got There?
Tenacity, practicality, and a real hunger for more.
Buffett, arguably the world’s most famous investor, has been investing since he was 11 years old. Buffett told a family friend when he was 13 that if he didn’t become a millionaire by 30, he would leap off the highest building in Omaha, Nebraska.
Buffett enrolled at Columbia College at age 20 after learning that two renowned security experts, Ben Graham and David Dodd, worked there. He soon realized that Graham was a member of the GEICO insurance board of directors. Buffett showed off his scrappy side by showing up at GEICO headquarters uninvited and knocking on doors until a janitor allowed him in….