It may be true that many school dropouts are sinking adulthood into the gutter. But such laxity and motivation can force someone to rush into the very depths of the ocean, from where the land is not visible, and force them to do everything possible so as not to drown.Â
But when someone has a passion for one thing, and passion is combined with an unshakable will, then formal education becomes an obstacle that is better to skip altogether.
10 BILLIONAIRE COLLEGE DROPOUTS
The next 10 culture giants have broken the educational shackles and learned the craft through real-world experiences. Their colossal energy and natural flair allowed them to climb the economic ladder and become one of the richest people on the planet. And they did all this without any fantastic diplomas.
10. STEVE JOBS
Steve Jobs was the co-founder and CEO of Apple Corporation. The tragedy that happened with Jobs in 2011 shocked the world, but his legacy survived: in May 2015, Apple was valued at $ 1.4 trillion.
At one point, the company’s working cash even exceeded the U.S. government’s working capital. Steve Jobs didn’t have a college degree. He dropped out of Reed College because he didn’t want to spend his adoptive parents’ money on college. However, he took calligraphy courses and appropriated many types and types of fonts to the Mac using his knowledge.
9. RALPH LAUREN
Ralph Lauren is a philanthropist, fashion designer, and founder of the Ralph Lauren apparel corporation. Lauren is widely known all over the world for a rare collection of cars, and in 2010 was proclaimed by French President Nicolas Sarkozy as a Knight of the Legion of Honor. His fortune is approximately $ 6.3 billion.
Lauren spent two years at New York’s Baruch College but dropped out before graduation to join the army. After completing his military service, Lauren began designing ties in 1976, and the rest is history.
8. RICHARD BRANSON
Richard Branson is an English native, investor, and tycoon best known for the founder of the Virgin Group, a conglomerate of over 400 companies. His current net worth is estimated at about $ 5 billion, which also includes a lovely island in Australia called Makepeace Island.
While most of the billionaires on this list we’re focusing on pre-education, and while they were dropping out of college, Branson didn’t even think about doing it – he dropped out of high school at 16. On his last day at school, the principal told him that he would end up either going to jail or becoming a millionaire.
7. INGVAR KAMPRAD
Ingvar Kamprad is one of the founders of IKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer. This company may have produced the chair or table that you are sitting on or at while reading this article. In the current Forbes list, Kamprad’s net profit is estimated at $ 3.4 billion.
Kamprad never made it to college and dropped out of high school at 17 to pursue IKEA. His business skill had begun to develop even before that: as a boy, he bought large quantities of matches and sold them from his bicycle.
6. GIORGIO ARMANI
Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer known for the Armani brand of high-quality menswear. Armani is included in the top 10 clothing brands that are popular with young people. In addition to creating a stunning costume, Armani is credited with establishing a fashionable red carpet. The current status is $ 8.2 billion.
Armani’s famous saying: ” Stay true to yourself and your philosophy .” Apparently, his own philosophy has nothing to do with formal education: Armani dropped out of medical school at the University of Bologna, as they say, because he could not stand the sight of blood.
5. ELIZABETH HOLMES
Elizabeth Holmes is the founder and CEO of Theranos, a privately held medical laboratory and services company specializing in blood testing. Today, her fortune is estimated at $ 4.5 billion, making her the youngest female billionaire in the world to achieve wealth on her own.
Holmes’ current position is astronomically far from humble roots. She started the company at the age of 19 while working in the basement of a college group. She used her parental money set aside for education to start a company that would later become Theranos Company. After studying for only one semester, she dropped out of Stanford to devote all her time to work.
4. HIROSHI YAMAUCHI
He was the third president of Nintendo. When Yamauchi took over from his predecessors, he turned the modest card game company into an empire. In 2013, Forbes estimated the company’s value at $ 2.1 billion. In the same year, Yamauchi died tragically with pneumonia.
Yamauchi gained an advantage in business without a single official diploma: he dropped out of Waseda University in Japan, so he was able to provide employment for Nintendo and turn it into what it is today.
3. MARK ZUCKERBERG
Mark Zuckerberg is best known as the co-founder of Facebook, a manufacturing hub that hosts virtual guests from all over the world. The website was launched in 2004. In June 2015, Facebook was valued at $ 245 billion, and Zuckerberg’s net profit was $ 45.1 billion.
Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard. He was a sophomore at the time, Facebook was already running, and he wanted to make sure he didn’t miss his chance.
2. LI KA-SHING
Li Ka-Shing is an investor, philanthropist, and business tycoon. It would be appropriate to say that Lee’s last name is associated with the jingle of money: in April 2014, he was considered the richest man in Asia with a net profit of $ 31.9 billion.
Fortune magazine once wrote that Lee “ combines the natural flair of a gambler with calculation insurer statistics “. Hong Kong locals sometimes refer to him as ” Superman ” because of what he has achieved .in business. It turns out Superman didn’t need a degree to become immensely rich
1. BILL GATES
Bill Gates is famous for being the co-founder of Microsoft, the world’s largest computer software company.
He has been a major contributor to the Forbes list of the world’s richest people since 1987, and topped the list from 1995 to 2014, with the exception of a few years (2007 to 2008) following the financial crisis. Bill Gates is currently the richest man in the world and is one of the 10 richest people in history.
Gates has a long list of jobs, including philanthropist, business tycoon, programmer, inventor, and investor, but nowhere on his resume will you find a college graduate record. As soon as he saw an opportunity to start a promising (possibly vital) company, Gates dropped out of Harvard and went straight to work.
