Stock Boy To Tech Mogul

FROM STOCK BOY SHARES THE FIRST JOBS OF TECH BILLIONAIRES A BILLIONAIRES FOR MANY TECH BILLIONAIRES, THE PLEASURES OF EASY MONEY, PRIVATE JETS AND BUSINESS EMPIRES WAS A DISTANT DREAM WHEN THEY LANDED THEIR FIRST JOB. MANY OF THESE BILLIONAIRES STARTED OFF SMALL AND WORKED THEIR WAY UP THE ENTREPRENEURIAL LADDER. ESTIMATED YEARLY EARNING WAS BASED FROM AVERAGES SALARIES FOUND ON PAYSCALE.COM LAWRENCE ELLISON BILL GATES FIRST JOB: PROGRAMMER AT TRW FIRST JOB: TECHNICIAN HE TOOK OFF AT THE END OF HIGH SCHOOL AND LAWRENCE BOUNCED FROM JOB TO JOB, WORKING AS A WORKED AT TRW. TECHNICIAN FOR FIREMAN'S FUND AND WELLS FARGO. CURRENT JOB: CHAIRMAN OF MICROSOFT CURRENT JOB: FOUNDER & CEO ORACLE CORP. CURRENT NET WORTH CURRENT NET WORTH $56 BILLION $28 BILLION $111,691 $47,158 WHAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN EARNING YEARLY WHAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN EARNING YEARLY PIERRE OMIDYAR MARK PINCUS FIRST JOB: PROGRAMMER AT CLARIS FIRST JOB: FINANCIAL ANALYST FOR TWO YEARS PINCUS WAS A FINANCIAL ANALYST AT CLARIS, AN APPLE COMPUTER SUBSIDIARY, PIERRE WORKED ON MACDRAW. FOR LAZARD FRERES & CO. CURRENT JOB: FOUNDER/CHAIRMAN OF EBAY CURRENT JOB: COFOUNDER ZYNGA CURRENT NET WORTH CURRENT NET WORTH $6.7 BILLION $1 BILLION $70,000 $80,890 WHAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN EARNING YEARLY WHAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN EARNING YEARLY AZIM PREMJI STEVE BALLMER SOLD 'COLDSNAP FREEZER DESSERT MAKER' FIRST JOB: HEAD OF WESTERN INDIA PRODUCTS FIRST JOB: AT 21, AZIM TOOK OVER THE FAMILY BUSINESS WHEN AFTER GRADUATING FROM HARVARD, STEVE TOOK TO SELLING DESSERT MAKERS FOR PROCTOR & GAMBLE. HIS FATHER DIED. HE TURNED IT INTO WIPRO, ONE OF THE LARGEST SOFTWARE COMPANIES IN INDIA. CURRENT JOB: CHAIRMAN OF WIPRO CEO OF MICROSOFT CURRENT JOB: CURRENT NET WORTH CURRENT NET WORTH $16.8 BILLION $14.5 BILLION $1 MILLION $57,279 WHAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN EARNING YEARLY WHAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN EARNING YEARLY PAUL ALLEN MICHAEL DELL DISHWASHER AT CHINESE RESTAURANT FIRST JOB: PROGRAMMER AT HONEYWELL FIRST JOB: PAUL DROPPED OUT OF COLLEGE IN ORDER TO WORK AS A PROGRAMMER AT HONEYWELL. HE WENT ON TO MICHAEL EARNED $2.30 AN HOUR AT THIS VERY FIRST JOB. WORK AT MICROSOFT WITH HIS FRIEND BILL GATES. CHAIRMAN OF VULCAN INC. CURRENT JOB: CHAIRMAN & FOUNDER OF DELL CURRENT JOB: CURRENT NET WORTH CURRENT NET WORTH $13 BILLION $14.6 BILLION $11,691 $33,580 WHAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN EARNING YEARLY WHAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN EARNING YEARLY nN JEFFREY BEZOS MARK ZUCKERBERG FIRST JOB: COOK AT MCDONALD'S CEO AND FOUNDER FACEBOOK FIRST JOB: JEFF BEZOS IS GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE SKILLS HE ZUCKERBERG IS A RARITY IN THE WORLD OF LEARNED AT MCDONALD'S, INCLUDING CRACKING AN EGG WITH ONE HAND. BILLIONAIRES, HE STRUCK GOLD IN HIS FIRST JOB. CURRENT JOB: CEO AMAZON CURRENT JOB: CEO AND FOUNDER FACEBOOK CURRENT NET WORTH CURRENT NET WORTH $18.1 BILLION $13.5 BILLION $15,181 $13.5 BILLION WHAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN EARNING YEARLY WHAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN EARNING YEARLY ROBIN LI STEVE JOBS SOFTWARE DEVELOPER FOR FIRST JOB: FIRST JOB: ATARI TECHNICIAN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ROBIN CONTINUED TO DEVELOP MORE HE TOOK A PART-TIME JOB DESIGNING VIDEO GAMES COMPLEX ALGORITHMS AFTER HIS FIRST JOB, WHICH LED TO BAIDU. FOR ATARI IN ORDER TO FINANCE A TRIP TO INDIA. CURRENT JOB: CEO & FOUNDER BAIDU CURRENT JOB: CEO APPLE CURRENT NET WORTH CURRENT NET WORTH $9.4 BILLION $8.3 BILLION $80,304 $70,226 WHAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN EARNING YEARLY WHAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN EARNING YEARLY HIROSHI YAMAUCHI ERIC SCHMIDT FIRST JOB: VARIOUS IT JOBS FIRST JOB: FACTORY WORKER ERIC WORKED FOR BELL LABS, ZILOG, AND XEROX'S PARC BEFORE HE MOVED TO CEO OF NOVELL. HAVING BEEN TO0 YOUNG TO FIGHT IN WORLD WAR II, HIROSHI WAS SENT TO WORK IN A FACTORY. CURRENT JOB: CHAIRMAN OF GOOGLE CURRENT JOB: PREVIOUSLY CHAIRMAN OF NINTENDO CURRENT NET WORTH CURRENT NET WORTH $7 BILLION $4.2 BILLION $99,878 $29,120 WHAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN EARNING YEARLY WHAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN EARNING YEARLY SOURCES: FORBES.COM I BUSINESSINSIDER.COM I CNEWS I PAYSCALE.COM I WIKIPEDIA.ORG I MONEYWATCH.COM I CAREERBUILDER.COM I mindflash.com %24