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The famous Forbes Magazine has released its ‘Billionaire List’. The list shows the tables have turned and there have been some surprising changes.

After 13 years, Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft, is no longer the world’s richest man. Investor Warren Buffet has overtaken Bill Gates with a net worth of $62.0 Billion. He is closely followed by the Mexican telecom businessman Carlos Slim Helu with a net worth of $60.0 Billion.

Bill Gates comes in third with a net worth of $58.0 Billion.

Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, entered the list with a net worth of $1.5 Billion and is also the worlds youngest ever billionaire. Now that is quite an achievement.

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I am sure this list provides a lot of motivation and inspiration to all the entrepreneurs out there.

It would be great to hear your thoughts on the list. Feel free to leave a comment and let us know what you think.

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Fast Company has released a slide show on ‘How to live like a billionaire’. It is some great motivation for those entrepreneurs that are aiming for a monetary reward. For those entrepreneurs that have different goals, it is still worth a look.

Some entrepreneurs featured include, Bill Gates - founder of Microsoft, Michael Dell - founder of Dell Computers, Jeff Bezos - Founder of Amazon.com, Richard Branson - founder of Virgin, Larry Page - co-founder of Google, and Donald Trump.

Click here to view the presentation.

On Friday, 21st September, Microsoft’s founder Bill Gates was named the richest man in America for the 14th Year in a row, according to Forbes magazines latest list of the wealthiest Americans. It is stated that his net worth is US$59.0 billion; not bad for a Harvard drop-out.

The entry for the rich list this year has increased to $1.3 billion, which is quite a high about you would have to say. Having founded Microsoft 32 years ago, Bill Gates has turned himself into a billionaire and become a household name.

The list also included Warren Buffet (US$52.0 billion), Oracle Chief Executive Lawrence Ellison (US$26.0 billion), Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page (US$18.5 billion), and Michael Dell (US$17.2 billion).

You can view the slideshow of Forbes’ list of the richest American by clicking here.

Bill Gates, and many of these other names on the Forbes Rich List, are perfect examples of the positive outcomes of an entrepreneurial spirit. These people epitomize what can happen if you have vision, are dedicated, and most importantly persevere and never give up.

To all the entrepreneurs out there, we can learn many great lessons from these individuals, whose actions have inspired millions, and changed the world in one way or another.

So many opportunities are out there, and we are the ones that can make the most of them. So if you have an idea, give it a shot, you never know where you will end up, even on the Forbes rich list. What are you waiting for?