Manoj Bhargava
Manoj Bhargava
Manoj Bhargava is an Indian American businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and CEO of Innovations Ventures LLC, the company is known for producing the 5-hour Energy drink. By 2012 the brand had grown to do an estimated $1 billion in sales. In 2015, Bhargava pledged 99% of his net worth to improving the well-being of the world's less fortunate...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
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The biggest challenge is always the governments - they try to stop all good things. I try to stay away from them as much as I can, as I know if someone can destroy something good, it's the government.
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Working hard is way more fun. If you had to goof off 40 hours a week, you couldn't do it. It would drive you crazy.
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Philanthropy is natural. For a mother, taking care of her children is natural. If I am rich, I take care of the poor, like a mother would.
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My choice was to ruin my son's life by giving him money or giving 90-plus percent to charity. Not much of a choice.
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I got what I needed out of Princeton in 1 year, and I didn't think it was useful.
mind
If your mind is still, you're the happiest.
people
I didn't want to be known. People say, 'I didn't want to toil in obscurity.' I like toiling in obscurity.
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Charity is very difficult to do right. Thinking through what people need: You can't start a charity without that. It's like starting a business without the product.
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Recruiting is the hardest part of any business, but in charity, it is 10 times harder.
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Chemicals are really simple. You mix a couple things together and sell it for more than the materials cost.
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My father had a flourishing business as a publisher in North India.
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Some people collect stamps, other people like to be famous. I don't have that hobby.
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Working manually is not considered bad in the U.S.