How I made my first million

How I Made My First Million, from Fortune Success: The inside scoop on how entrepreneurs, investors, and CEOs built their fortunes—and how you can too.

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Flexjet’s chairman was living with his parents—then he borrowed $500 from his dad to help buy a company, and became a billionaire

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October 1, 2025
Multimillionaire Big Bang Theory star says he scrubbed toilets, waited tables and played a terrorist before finding fame on the show—‘any job I could’
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Multimillionaire Big Bang Theory star says he scrubbed toilets, waited tables and played a terrorist before finding fame on the show—‘any job I could’

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September 27, 2025
Self-made millionaire behind $4 billion Skims says it all began with a cold call to Kris Jenner: ‘I have no delusions of who gets to run a business’
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Self-made millionaire behind $4 billion Skims says it all began with a cold call to Kris Jenner: ‘I have no delusions of who gets to run a business’

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September 23, 2025
Steve Jobs’ intern went on to sell his company to Google for $625 million—he now advises grads to pay to work for impressive people
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Steve Jobs’ intern went on to sell his company to Google for $625 million—he now advises grads to pay to work for impressive people

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September 22, 2025
Robert Herjavec sitting on the set of Shark Tank
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This Shark Tank star became a millionaire by 26—he tells Gen Z to be great at just one thing because ‘the world doesn’t reward general talent’

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September 21, 2025
Sebastian Siemiatkowski
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Klarna’s cofounder worked at Burger King and lived on welfare before starting the buy-now, pay-later firm. It’s now worth $16 billion after IPO

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September 12, 2025
Charlie Kirk went from college dropout to CEO of a $92 million-a-year political movement with a direct line to President Trump by 31
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Charlie Kirk went from college dropout to CEO of a $92 million-a-year political movement with a direct line to President Trump by 31

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September 11, 2025
This millennial became a millionaire before turning 30 thanks to early investments in Deliveroo and Revolut—he shares how Gen Z can spot the next startup jackpot
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This millennial became a millionaire before turning 30 thanks to early investments in Deliveroo and Revolut—he shares how Gen Z can spot the next startup jackpot

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September 7, 2025
Mick Hunt
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This podcaster went from a top insurance salesman to #1 on Apple Podcasts making $7 million a year. He tells Gen Z they just need a phone to copy him

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September 6, 2025
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Millionaire Alexis Ohanian walked out of the LSAT 20 minutes in, went to a Waffle House, and decided he was ‘gonna invent a career.’ He founded Reddit

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August 27, 2025
A Gen Xer sold his company for $1.6 billion. He kept less than $100 million and gave the rest away because he doesn’t ‘believe in billionaires’
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A Gen Xer sold his company for $1.6 billion. He kept less than $100 million and gave the rest away because he doesn’t ‘believe in billionaires’

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August 15, 2025
I went from side-hustling to running a $27 million-a-year marketing agency that works with MrBeast: Here’s my most important investment 
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I went from side-hustling to running a $27 million-a-year marketing agency that works with MrBeast: Here’s my most important investment 

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July 18, 2025
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Scale AI’s 30-year-old billionaire founder still shops at Shein and pulls up to work in a Honda Civic: ‘Act broke, stay rich,’ Lucy Guo says

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June 8, 2025
This millennial launched her fashion brand House of CB on eBay at 17 years old—now it’s making $200 million a year and worn by the Kardashians
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This millennial launched her fashion brand House of CB on eBay at 17 years old—now it’s making $200 million a year and worn by the Kardashians

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June 3, 2025
Quentin Tarantino’s right-hand man says the best financial advice the director gave him is straight from Warren Buffett’s playbook
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Quentin Tarantino’s right-hand man says the best financial advice the director gave him is straight from Warren Buffett’s playbook

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May 28, 2025

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