Of the 20 richest self-made Americans under 60, 17 have technical backgrounds.
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And the other 3?
They're Dan Gilbert, Chase Coleman, Tom Gores. It's possible some of them have at some point written software, but I found no mention of it.
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Interestingly all in the private equity / hedge fund business
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Gilbert is in the mortgage business. Maybe not a technical background but he brought mortgages online.
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Hedge funds seem like essentially a tech background
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true 10 years ago but knowledge of something like python is quickly becoming a requirement in the finance world
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Thank you Paul
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Wouldn't call Chase Coleman self-made. Came from old money. Not to take away from his track record, which I acknowledge is quite good
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I don't think Chase Coleman has written software but he was a pretty darn good hockey and lacrosse player. Could be wrong about this though. But, if I had to guess, he's probably made most of his returns off software written by others.
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Wrong signal,this may send,even with arts or commerce,person can achieve something great. It requires vision,power of direction ,imagination and creativity to make something big. Else,programmers are easily available to give d work required.
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Facts are not wrong
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Would Steve Jobs be in the 17 or the 3 if he were alive and under 60? Dan Gilbert = Quicken Loans founder (early mover in mortgages over the internet). Don't think he was writing software, but certainly saw the promise early and executed.
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