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Ten questions for self-made billionaires

September 23, 2006 by Adam DuVander

The Forbes 400 richest people list is out and it’s made entirely of billionaires. The magazine picked out 14 who are self-made and asked them ten questions.

One of the questions hit on something I’ve written a lot about: Idea or Execution?

I was surprised to see three chose the idea, but didn’t elaborate much. Six sided with what I’d call the obvious choice, execution.

Most enlightening is that, despite being asked to choose one, five of the billionaires still picked both. Are they rich because they never take no for an answer? Or, are they demanding because they’re rich?

Other good questions:

  • What was your biggest mistake?
  • What motivates you?
  • If you could be anything else, what would it be?

Read them all at Forbes.

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