How I made my first million
Page 2 of 3How I Made My First Million, from Fortune Success: The inside scoop on how entrepreneurs, investors, and CEOs built their fortunes—and how you can too.
SuccessKlarna’s cofounder worked at Burger King and lived on welfare before starting the buy-now, pay-later firm. It’s now worth $16 billion after IPO
By Preston ForeSeptember 12, 2025
SuccessCharlie Kirk went from college dropout to CEO of a $92 million-a-year political movement with a direct line to President Trump by 31
By Orianna Rosa RoyleSeptember 11, 2025
SuccessThis millennial became a millionaire before turning 30 thanks to early investments in Deliveroo and Revolut—he shares how Gen Z can spot the next startup jackpot
By Orianna Rosa RoyleSeptember 7, 2025
SuccessThis podcaster went from a top insurance salesman to #1 on Apple Podcasts making $7 million a year. He tells Gen Z they just need a phone to copy him
By Preston ForeSeptember 6, 2025
SuccessMillionaire Alexis Ohanian walked out of the LSAT 20 minutes in, went to a Waffle House, and decided he was ‘gonna invent a career.’ He founded Reddit
By Preston ForeAugust 27, 2025
SuccessA Gen Xer sold his company for $1.6 billion. He kept less than $100 million and gave the rest away because he doesn’t ‘believe in billionaires’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 15, 2025
SuccessI went from side-hustling to running a $27 million-a-year marketing agency that works with MrBeast: Here’s my most important investment
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJuly 18, 2025
SuccessScale AI’s 30-year-old billionaire founder still shops at Shein and pulls up to work in a Honda Civic: ‘Act broke, stay rich,’ Lucy Guo says
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 8, 2025
SuccessThis millennial launched her fashion brand House of CB on eBay at 17 years old—now it’s making $200 million a year and worn by the Kardashians
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 3, 2025
SuccessQuentin Tarantino’s right-hand man says the best financial advice the director gave him is straight from Warren Buffett’s playbook
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 28, 2025
SuccessThis millennial CEO grew up with a heroin addict dad. Now he’s running a multimillion-dollar agency
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMay 25, 2025
SuccessFinance guru Ramit Sethi made millions in his 20s—years before Warren Buffett. He says Gen Z can too
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 25, 2025
SuccessSelf-made millionaire and Netflix’s finance guru Ramit Sethi reveals the financial red flags that are keeping you from getting rich
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 17, 2025
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