Introducing the New Generation of Mega-Millionaire Tech Entrepreneurs [INFOGRAPHIC]

Posted by Knowlton Thomas on 2012-01-17 9:24:00 AM

What does the new generation of tech entrepreneurs need to start their companies? Not much - a computer, some software, internet access, spare time... oh, and rare talent combined with a brilliant idea, of course.

The new generation of highly successful entrepreneurs is worth studying - and as H&R Block decided, worth publishing an infographic about. With multi-billionaire Facebook founder and 2010 Time Person of the Year Mark Zuckerberg at the head of the table, we look at him and a slew of other success stories.

There is Groupon founder Andrew Mason, who, despite his company's turbulence, is worth a cool billion before he's 30. And Tim O'Shaugnessy and Eddie Frederick, who created LivingSocial, which now operates under Amazon, are worth $45 million apiece - again, before 30.

Those guys have pretty degrees hanging in their office walls, but what about the other Zuckerbergs, the ones who dropped out of post-secondary school because they just couldn't shake the entrepreneur bug? Well, there's Blake Ross, founder of web browser Firefox. He dropped out of college and is now sitting on $150 million. There's also Wordpress founder Matthew Mullenweg, another dropout, and Gurbaksh Chahal and Angelo Sotira, neither of which even went to college in the first place. These three guys are worth a combined $215 million.

There are many other cool stats and facts in H&R's infopgraphic so check it out in full here or below.

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Knowlton Thomas

Knowlton Thomas

Knowlton is the Associate Editor of Techvibes. A Vancouver-based writer and author, Knowlton has been published in national publications and has also appeared on television and radio. He has written two ebooks and more are in the works. Previously, he was an editor for New Westminster weekly The Other Press and served on its board of directors. When not working, Knowlton enjoys playing... more



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