100 Ways to Get Rich
(This is not an exhaustive list. It is a list of possibilities, not of advice. Many combinations of these have been used with various degrees of success in the past, and many of the items listed have huge drawbacks. In no particular order: )
100 Ways to Get Rich
Get what you want by force
Use technology to leverage force
Use technology to save money
Use technology to save time
Get political power
Get corporate power
Have a great career
Forget about having a career
Give bribes
Accept bribes
Make laws in your favor
Change laws in your favor
Get government subsidy
Get bailout money (new!)
Avoid taxes
Spend the money of others
Spend the taxpayers' money
Leverage the money of others
Control things
Control the financial system
Control people
Control nations
Control laws of nature (good luck!)
Sell your control over something
Develop self-discipline
Observe
Introspect
Feign weakness
Feign strength
Create businesses
Develop monopolies
Franchise businesses
Auction off businesses
Communicate
Help others
Help others create businesses
Become famous
Find data
Sell data
Make information out of data
Sell information
Use information
Leverage information
Leverage money
Leverage political power
Be transparent
Spread FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt)
Recognize FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt)
Explore the depth of human stupidity
Find the comfort zone of people
Find the fears of people
Solve problems
Solve problems
Create problems for others
Sell solutions you already have
Threaten
Deceive
Seduce
Fulfill needs
Fulfill desires
Fulfill wants
Create needs
Create desires
Create wants
Buy low
Sell high
Fix prices
Trade on the stock market
Invest on the stock market
Make the world a better place
Use the ideas of others
Use the time of others
Use the skill of others
Become a specialist
Become a generalist
Kill people
Make people kill people
Develop a poker face
Lie and cheat
Be honest
Be incorruptible
Be fearless
Trade money for control
Trade control for money
Give money
Take money
Trust people
Distrust people
Set your goals
Make decisions
Take calculated risks
Recognize bets with positive expected value
Bet on stuff with positive expected value
Do things others are doing better than them
Be the best at something
Recognize when others are best at something
Better your attitude
Develop a holistic approach
Love what you do
Do the unexpected
Think outside the box
(This is not an exhaustive list. It is a list of possibilities, not of advice. Many combinations of these have been used with various degrees of success in the past, and many of the items listed have huge drawbacks. In no particular order: )
100 Ways to Get Rich
Get what you want by force
Use technology to leverage force
Use technology to save money
Use technology to save time
Get political power
Get corporate power
Have a great career
Forget about having a career
Give bribes
Accept bribes
Make laws in your favor
Change laws in your favor
Get government subsidy
Get bailout money (new!)
Avoid taxes
Spend the money of others
Spend the taxpayers' money
Leverage the money of others
Control things
Control the financial system
Control people
Control nations
Control laws of nature (good luck!)
Sell your control over something
Develop self-discipline
Observe
Introspect
Feign weakness
Feign strength
Create businesses
Develop monopolies
Franchise businesses
Auction off businesses
Communicate
Help others
Help others create businesses
Become famous
Find data
Sell data
Make information out of data
Sell information
Use information
Leverage information
Leverage money
Leverage political power
Be transparent
Spread FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt)
Recognize FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt)
Explore the depth of human stupidity
Find the comfort zone of people
Find the fears of people
Solve problems
Solve problems
Create problems for others
Sell solutions you already have
Threaten
Deceive
Seduce
Fulfill needs
Fulfill desires
Fulfill wants
Create needs
Create desires
Create wants
Buy low
Sell high
Fix prices
Trade on the stock market
Invest on the stock market
Make the world a better place
Use the ideas of others
Use the time of others
Use the skill of others
Become a specialist
Become a generalist
Kill people
Make people kill people
Develop a poker face
Lie and cheat
Be honest
Be incorruptible
Be fearless
Trade money for control
Trade control for money
Give money
Take money
Trust people
Distrust people
Set your goals
Make decisions
Take calculated risks
Recognize bets with positive expected value
Bet on stuff with positive expected value
Do things others are doing better than them
Be the best at something
Recognize when others are best at something
Better your attitude
Develop a holistic approach
Love what you do
Do the unexpected
Think outside the box
