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James Dyson built one of the most profitable tech empires on Earth by obsessing over airflow and refusing to give up. After 5,126 failed prototypes, he vacuumed up an $18 billion fortune—and still owns 100% of the company.

When Yvon Chouinard was in his 20s he spent more than six months of each year criss crossing North America and the Alps climbing mountains with his friends and living on about 50 cents a day. Today, Chouinard is the founder of the outdoor gear company Patagonia, which reported $750 million in sales in 2015.

The billionaire behind OnlyFans has quietly paid himself more than $1.5 billion in dividends, all while avoiding the spotlight. Now, he may be preparing to sell the company for $8 billion and walk away with $6.1 billion in cash. But the question remains: why sell a business that prints money?

From a family HVAC fortune to Super Bowl glory and a $1 billion guitar collection, Jim Irsay's life was as loud, chaotic, and unforgettable as rock and roll itself.

What's the price of walking away from your principles? For WhatsApp's founders Brian Acton and Jan Koum, it wasn't cheap…

There are plenty of examples of young people developing a huge net worth but there are also those who did not strike it rich until later in life.

From $750 and a suitcase to a billion-dollar doll empire — how Isaac Larian battled Mattel, beat the odds, and built MGA into the biggest private toy company in America.

Seven years after Paul Allen's death, his estate is finally beginning to unwind the empire he left behind. The Portland Trail Blazers are officially for sale—and the proceeds could help fund one of the largest charitable legacies in modern history.

They saw treasure where others saw trash. From garbage trucks and scrap yards to billion-dollar recycling empires, these entrepreneurs built their fortunes by turning waste into wealth. Here's how they did it.

Jeff Bezos once lost $185 million on a failed acquisition. But that "failure" introduced him to two Stanford students building a strange little search engine called Google. The into might be the smartest investment he ever made.

What do wigs, roller skates, and "E.T." shoelaces have to do with a $9.4 billion sneaker empire? Meet the Greenbergs — a former hairdresser and his kids — who just sold Skechers for $9.4 billion and are walking away with $1.1 billion.

Imagine how rich you'd be if you gave the founders of Google a check for $250,000 back in 1998. Ram Shriram doesn't have to imagine.

Warren Buffett has only been the richest person in the world ONCE, back in 2008. And his time up top was brief. But that's not the whole story…

According to Warren Buffett's youngest child Peter, his father has imparted a more lasting legacy on him than the money from his multi-billion fortune ever could.

With just a slightly different roll of the dice, there's a very real scenario where Anna Nicole Smith could have owned around 8% of Koch Industries. That would have made her a multi-billionaire today.