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| SolomonGrundy |
 Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 5:33 pm Post subject: How to make a bilion dolars in 15 years |
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How manny of you think that is posible and how do you think is posible?
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Solomon Grundy
In 1944, this creature rose from the swamp, with tremendous strength and some dormant memories that for example allowed him to speak English, but not knowing what he was, and not remembering Cyrus Gold or his fate. Wandering throughout the swamp, he encountered two escaped criminals, killed them, and took their clothes. When they asked him his name, he simply muttered that he had been born on Monday. Reminded of an old nursery rhyme about a man born on Monday, the thugs named the creature "Solomon Grundy". |
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| Ophiolite |
| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:23 am Post subject: |
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Possible.
The requirements are drive, initiative, ruthlessness and luck.
Alternatively, possess none of these things, but start out with one hundred billion dollars.
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| SolomonGrundy |
| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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In my opinion from what i have seen ,the way is politics hand in hand with smart managers (like prime or president minister brother friends or cusin) of new companys that have no monny but win the public right to bulid and sell and buy part of the state economy...
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Solomon Grundy
In 1944, this creature rose from the swamp, with tremendous strength and some dormant memories that for example allowed him to speak English, but not knowing what he was, and not remembering Cyrus Gold or his fate. Wandering throughout the swamp, he encountered two escaped criminals, killed them, and took their clothes. When they asked him his name, he simply muttered that he had been born on Monday. Reminded of an old nursery rhyme about a man born on Monday, the thugs named the creature "Solomon Grundy". |
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| marnixR |
| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:45 am Post subject: |
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how about working in the city ? yesterday the London stock exchange lost several times more than 15billion - which probably means that at some point they must have similar gains
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| 425 Chaotic Requisition |
| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:04 am Post subject: |
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Come up with a super fly invention that everyone on the Earth will want, make a killer business plan, get a huge loan from multiple companies and then market, THEN sell sell sell $$$Cha-Ching!$$$.
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| SolomonGrundy |
| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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Or have a contry work for you when you steal the country anual income and say hey is not my faul the dog eat the monney! 
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Solomon Grundy
In 1944, this creature rose from the swamp, with tremendous strength and some dormant memories that for example allowed him to speak English, but not knowing what he was, and not remembering Cyrus Gold or his fate. Wandering throughout the swamp, he encountered two escaped criminals, killed them, and took their clothes. When they asked him his name, he simply muttered that he had been born on Monday. Reminded of an old nursery rhyme about a man born on Monday, the thugs named the creature "Solomon Grundy". |
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| jackson33 |
| Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:11 am Post subject: |
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SG; Your thread question was, "is it possible?" and the short answer, not only possible but this has been done hundreds of times in world history, especially when wealth in todays dollars/pounds/euro/etc is considered.
The latest big story would be those two Russians (in USA), who had an idea, using the Internet to sell advertising while allowing research. The founders of Google were worth Billions in far less that 15 years and now over 30 billion each.
As willmer said; Just come up with an idea which can be merchandised. Thats not hard in the US, since our government encourages wealth, to the point of assistance if in the national interest. Today, that could be in Nanotechnology, Medicine or a variety of alternative energy fields.
You can also receive grants from Business, Educational Institutions or a host of private speculators in many other fields, just based on your ideas.
By the way, service industries are just as viable as a product.
Couple ideas, maybe in Artificial Gravity or CO2 containment. |
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| jackson33 |
| Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:31 am Post subject: |
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| marnixR wrote: |
| how about working in the city ? yesterday the London stock exchange lost several times more than 15billion - which probably means that at some point they must have similar gains |
What you say is true, but in many cases the picture is much worse. World Markets in general have lost 1/5th (20%) their value this month. Many companies have lost much more and world wide were talking in Trillions of dollars, pounds or euro's. Financial institutions, such as Citi-group wrote off billions in bad debt, but lost much more in the value of their company...
Yes, probably the tide will turn and most feel in this year, at least to the point of 1-1-08. Some will, and have, gone under and other will be bought by like companies. Investing to make large amounts of money, is not always the best idea. Warren Buffett, the biggest exception made Berkshire Hathaway investors some good profits, but by buying/selling companies or at least a controlling share of those companies. Hedge funds have taken this to another step, actually betting on a decline in value via options, but few individuals have gained large estates, simply investing. IMO. |
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| manadude2 |
| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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Start with $0
Earn £1 Billion
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