List of the Richest School Drop Out Billionaires and Successful Entrepreneurs 1.Bill Gates: He is the billionaire co-founder of MicrosoftCorporation, the world largest software company. Dropped out of Harvard to focus on building Microsoft. According to Forbes magazine, Bill Gates has held the position of the world richest man for thirteen consecutive years andhe not showing a sign of letting go that position. “To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.” – Bill Gates “We were young, but we had good advice good ideas and lots of enthusiasm.” – Bill Gates 2.Thomas Edison: Thomas Edison was labeled dumband scatterbrain by his school teachers but he went on to become one of the world’s greatest inventors and founded General Electric; one of the most powerful companies in the world. “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas Edison 3.Orji Uzor Kalu: He is oneof the richest men on the soil of Africa. This young billionaire was rusticated from college for his participation in a student’s protest. Instead of lamenting overhis predicament; he started trading on palm oil and from that humble beginning, he grew his business into a conglomerate “Slok Group.”Though he was later pardoned by the school authorities, he rejected the amnesty offer thereby refusing to return to school. “A good businessman must have nose for business the same way ajournalist has nose for news. Once your eyes, ears, nose, heart and brain are trained on business,you sniff business opportunities everywhere.” – Orji Uzor Kalu 4.Li Ka Shing: Billionaire owner of Hutchinson Whampoa; one of the largest conglomerates in Hong Kong, with operations that span over fifty countries and more than 220,000 staff worldwide. Dropped out of schoolat the age of 15 and started out by selling watch bands. “The first year, I didn’t have much capital so I did everything myself. Ihad to keep my overhead low by learning everything about running a business, from accounting to fixing the gears of my equipment. I really started from scratch.” – Li Ka Shing 5.Richard Branson: Bestknown for his adventurous spirit and outrageous business tactics. He dropped out of school at the age of 16 to start his first successful business venture; Student Magazine,bought his own 79-acre Caribbean island when he was just 24 and he was knighted in 1999. He is the billionaire founder of the Virgin brand and its 360 companies. His companies include the famous Virgin Atlantic Airways. “I wanted to be an editor or journalist. I wasn’t really interested in becoming an entrepreneur, but I soon found I had to become an entrepreneur in order to keep my magazine going.” – Richard Branson 6.Lawrence J. Ellison: Larry Ellison dropped out of college twice and was told by his adoptive father that he would never amount to anything but he went on to become a billionaire by building Oracle, the world’s second largest software company. “I have had all the disadvantages required for success.” – Larry Ellison 7.Michael Dell:He droppedout of college at the age of 19 to start PC’s Limited; later renamed Dell Computers Inc. Dell became the most profitable PC manufacturer in the world making Michael Dell a billionaire. “I had to give it a full go and see what happened.” – Michael Dell 8.Steve Jobs: Billionaire co-founder of Apple Inc and Pixar;dropped out of Reed College to start Apple. 9.Henry Ford: This automobile billionaire was born inabject poverty. He never saw the four walls of school but he went on to build Ford Motor Company and become one of the richest men that ever lived. “Thinking is the hardest work to do, that’s why so few people are engaged in it.” – Henry Ford 10.Walt Disney: Walt, regarded as the most influential animator because of his creativity with cartoons. He dropped out of high school at 16 and founded Walt Disney; a company which now has an annual revenue of about $30billion. “If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney 11.Ray Kroc: Billionaire Ray Kroc never saw the four walls of school and spent most of his life working as a salesman. He boughtMcDonald’s in 1961 for $2.7m andgrew it into a multi billion dollar company. “Press on. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” – Ray Kroc
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