dinsdag 7 april 2009

Lessons to Be Learned From Alexander Lebedev Must See For Wannabe Billionaires: Interview

Were you a billionaire and want to regain your place under the sun, or are you a millionaire that wants to add some zeros at the number of his bank account, then this Guardian interview (made by Steve Busfield and John Domokos) with Alexander Lebedev is a must see. See here.

"I remember the first money that I lost and I did it many time since I left the government service"

It can be observed that resilience, experience and risk taking is important.

maandag 6 april 2009

Top billionaires of 2009

Billionews Lifestyle of Billionaires is working to inventarise all the billionaires of the world. Here is an overview of the 2009 billionaires: see here.

1. Bill Gates, Microsoft;
2. Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway;
3. Carlos Slim Helú, Telmex, América Móvil;
4. Lawrence Ellison, Oracle Corporation;
5. Ingvar Kamprad, Ikea.

Lebedev's Blue Wings Grounded

Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev, owner of the Evening Standard has business problems with his budget airline Blue Wings. Read Richard Wray's Guardian article here.

Read information about Alexander Lebedev in Wikipedia: here.