5 losers, which became billionaires

Many books about self-development tell us that failure in any case can not be regarded as global failure and the reason for the tears, and should be seen as a godsend and a step to success. So it is, but very often reverse their attitude to the blows of fate is a very, very difficult. So let us see how this principle works in action, and give an example to all episodes from the life of famous people, billionaires, who were able to learn from their failures.

nick Woodman

Creator of GoPro, which produces cameras and related accessories for extreme sports. It is currently worth an estimated $1,750,000,000.

failures

First, he created EmpowerAll.com - e-commerce site specializing in very cheap electronics. The Company did not receive any money, so it was quickly closed. That did not stop the future billionaire, so in 1999 he created FunBug - Internet marketing company.

On the Web site users have the opportunity to win cash prizes in exchange for participation in the sweepstakes. He even managed to raise $ 3.9 million of funding from various investors. The company seems to have been on the rise, but in 2001 Nick was forced to admit failure again. He was not able to ensure the normal functioning of the company and not only lost all his money, but the investment of investors.

lessons

Having lost the second company, Nick decided to drop everything and surfed. It was there that he came up with the idea of ​​creating a camera that can be used for extreme sports. Thus was born the GoPro.

I was so afraid that GoPro would be in the same place and Funbug, he decided to work hard. This was the main lesson that I have learned from past failures. I had no choice but to win.

Bill Gates

Microsoft founder and one of the most significant charitable projects of our time. The richest man in the world, whose fortune is estimated at $72,700,000,000.

failures

His first company was called Traf-O-Data and its goal was to read the data from the meters near roads with heavy traffic and create reports for road services. Thus, they wanted to optimize the flow of cars and avoid traffic jams.

Their first device was called Traf-O-Data 8008, it knew how to count the passing cars and process the data. The company first tried to sell their services to the local administration, but his first presentation they had stopped because "the device is not working properly," Gates recalled.

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His partner, Paull Allen, recalled their first project as follows:

Even despite the fact that the Traf-O-Data was not successful, it was the first step, and the preparation for the creation of Microsoft a few years later.

These and our happiness, they did not abandon their studies and drew conclusions from the failure. They continued to believe in the success of Microsoft and became the largest manufacturer of software for personal computers in the world.

james Dyson

The famous English inventor and industrial designer, founder and CEO of Dyson. In its active such diverse inventions as a special vessel known as the "sea truck "cyclonic vacuum cleaner G-Force, a digitally controlled electric motor, hand dryer and so Further. Currently, the state is estimated at $3,000,000,000.

failures

Most people think that the inventors were born with a special gene of invention, with some special talent or gift. But actually it is not so. The inventors have become is the result of hard work.

For example, when you create your vacuum cleaner Sir James Dyson created 5,127 prototypes that could be considered "unsuccessful attempts". He spent 15 years perfecting their product before it to present to the market in 1993. Here's how he remembers those days:

There are countless reasons to inventor gave up his idea. By the time I made my 15th prototype, my third child was born. When it came to the 2627th design, my wife and I really felt every penny. During the creation of the sample 3727, my wife already gave painting lessons for at least some additional funds. These were difficult times, but each failure led me closer to solving the problem.

lessons

Inventors - are the biggest losers, which only can be found. And it is the only way by which you can create something really new. And it is important to clearly understand. As Edison said about it: "I had no failures. I just found 10,000 ways of unemployed. " Sir James Dyson seems to be well learned this truth.

steve Jobs

We all know Steve Jobs as a business guru, genius, standing behind the development of such best-selling and the desired products, such as iPod, iPad, iPhone and MacBook. He is the most influential of our time business figure and some call it Leonardo da Vinci of our techno-era. His total fortune is estimated at $10,200,000,000.

failures

Many people remember only about the devices Apple, which propelled the company to the top. But not everyone remembers about the mediocre, strange or frankly failed projects of this company. Lisa, Macintosh Portable, MessagePad, PowerBook Duo, Pippin - you say something these names? And it's not too successful development of the apple company, which even led her almost to a complete collapse. As a result, there was a well-known fact of the biography of Steve Jobs when he was expelled from the company he headed.

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It was only after such a fiasco, Jobs finally "matured" to the point that later brought him and his company as a powerful success. His dream is to create a "company that will outperform all on one or two generations, like names like walt Disney, hewlett Packard or intel » It was finally implemented.

richard Branson

Richard Branson really knows a lot about the failures. But this did not prevent him to create one of the most successful and recognizable brands in the world. Name Virgin everyone knows, not only thanks to the success in the business, but also largely because of the originality of Richard and his adventures. The general condition assessed in $4,600,000,000.

failures

If Branson met in his youth, you would not put a dime that he will succeed. He was given bad reading and math skills at age 16, he left and did not finish my studies from high school. Not exactly perfect set of qualities for future billionaires.

His first attempt at business - edition of the student magazine, which he started when he was 16 years old - had trouble with the law. Richard almost went to jail for publishing in the journal advertising media from sexually transmitted diseases.

Do you think that's it? Oh, no, Richard does not stop there! In 1971, Branson was arrested and charged with selling in stores Virgin records, which were declared as export goods. He settled a lawsuit with the Customs and Excise England management agreement for the payment of unpaid taxes and fines. Mother Branson repledge the family home to help pay the amount levied.

lessons

Life has given a hard lesson this restless adventurer.

I swore to myself that I would never again do anything that will make me go to jail, or at least engage in such business that looks doubtful. All learn from our mistakes. If you are an entrepreneur and your first business was a failure, then welcome to the club!

Output

The truth is that in order to be in the list of the richest people in the world, should be fairly risk. And the risk is almost always coexists with setbacks. The easiest way to look at these billionaires and say, "It's just luck. They helped. It's all their parents or some secret power. "

But the reality is that 73 of the top 100 billionaires in the world have achieved this on their own. There is no conspiracy or secret recipe. They just worked harder than all the others. They just did, about what everyone else is just a dream. And they never stopped after a stroke, but continued to go forward. Extracting lessons from failures and turning defeat into victory.