CONTENTS
Preface: Why Ten Roads? ix
Acknowledgments xxiii
Chapter 1 The Richest Road 1
Picking a Path 2
Newer or Better? 4
Built to Sell or Built to Last? 6
Bootstrap or Finance? 9
Public or Private? 10
The Big Bull’s-Eye 12
Founders Are Quitters—Just Do It 16
Chapter 2 Pardon Me, That’s My Throne 23
Gray Hair and Dues-Paying 24
A CEO-volution (Through My Father’s Eyes) 25
How to Lead 32
How to Get the Job 33
The Big Payday 37
CEOs and Superheroes 39
The Best Part 41
Chapter 3 Along for the Ride: Ride-Alongs 45
Why Ride Along? 46
Pick the Right Firm 48
Be the Right Guy 52
Chapter 4 Rich . . . and Famous 59
The Talent Show 61
Potholes Ahead No One Sees! 65
Mogul Meandering 70
Chapter 5 Marry Well. Really Well 77
How to Marry a Millionaire Billionaire 79
Like a Fine Wine—Well Maintained 86
Men Can Play Too! 89
Love, Marriage, and Money 92
Chapter 6 Steal It—Like a Pirate, but Legally 95
Crusader or Pirate? 96
Raider’s Road 97
The Richest Legal Road 99
Tort Us and the Scare 100
Target Practice 108
When a Pirate Becomes a Villain 111
The Inside Track 113
Chapter 7 OPM—Not Opium: Where Most of the Richest Are 117
Basic OPM Career Rules 118
Steps to OPM Wealth 120
Hedge Your Bets 127
Private Equity’s Big Bucks 132
Don’t Break the Law 133
Love Capitalism, Not Social Acceptance 136
Chapter 8 Inventing Income 141
The True Inventors 142
Writing for Dollars 144
Political Pensions—and Good News 149
If You Can’t Be President . . . 151
Think Tanks Run Amok—a Sham-Scam 155
Chapter 9 Trumping the Land Barons 159
Monetize It 160
The Fool’s Bargain 163
Getting Started 166
Buy, Build, or Both? 169
Where to Be and Not to Be; That Is the Question 171
Chapter 10 The Road More Traveled 177
Income Matters 178
Saving Grace 180
Get a Good Rate of Return (Buy Stocks) 185
The Right Strategy 188
Bonds Are Riskier Than Stocks. Seriously 195
Like Hetty? 198
Conclusion 203
Notes 205
Index 221