10 ideas that each made $100 million

These entrepreneurs took simple ideas and successfully converted them into booming businesses.

By Michelle Fox, CNBC.com

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Aug 1, 2012 9:56AM
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But wait, according to our President (who never held a non-political job in his life) these people didn't do it by themselves, they had most of their help from the government. So according to Obama they government made them rich.
Aug 1, 2012 9:54AM
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I sure hope that none of these "rich" people used a venture capital firm like Bain Capital to build their business. That would just add insult to injury. I am amazed at the ignorance of some posters. The companies here didn't need to screw anyone. They took a risk. If any of you hate the rich folks had any idea how many attics and garages are filled with someone's idea that didn't work you would understand what risk really is.
Aug 1, 2012 9:34AM
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I wish people would quit using this forum to advertise their get-rich quick schemes or lonely hearts BS. Thats not what this is for.
Aug 1, 2012 9:23AM
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OMG this story makes me sick. How many people got screwed by every one of these poor little rich kids. That's the story you need to tell.   You will find illegal crap all over any one of these rags to riches poor millionaires that just want your money any way they can get it.  Show your reader the real story behind these rich poster kids.  How many life's were destroyed in and out of court with this mob of tea drinking spoiled brats?  How many got screwed who were the main players of  these money making back door dealing bottom feeding pigs.  The first page of this story has not been told yet.  Go do your home work and tell the real deal with this band of rich kids that live out of the back door to front these companies.
Aug 1, 2012 9:08AM
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If life is so lonely get off the internet and go out and meet someone.
Aug 1, 2012 9:01AM
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I watched a documentary on the creater of Pillow Pets. She should be so Proud..all made in China!!!  That's how she made so much money.
Aug 1, 2012 8:58AM
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The true stories are never told.  The banks that loaned the money to get started, the friends and family that gave time & money and were never paid back a penny and the wealth most of this group had to begin with. Many were and are spoiled rich kids and never worked a day in their lives Not one of  these people came from a poor back ground or was poor growing up. Go back to the family income for each of these people and you will find that bankers, investors, business experts and rich family and friends made these companies money makers and not the poor down and out stars that front the company. If you tell a story about poor rich people, get it right. None of these people were poor, in fact they were rich from birth,so tell the true story and not this sugar coated crap. Truth will sell your news not made up junk that never happened.  These rich people make their money like most rich people do, they just put big bank loans in the bank and pay the bank with their own money. This is how 99.9 % of the rich do it. Just ask one.  
Aug 1, 2012 8:55AM
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WE LIVE IN A THOUGHT WORLD

CREATED BY A THOUGHT UNIVERSE

Aug 1, 2012 8:35AM
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Too bad the article didn't tell us who REALLY built these successful businesses.  Obviously, the people named in the article couldn't have done it; someone else must have built them.

I know I heard that somewhere.

Aug 1, 2012 4:57AM
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1/12 were started and boomed less than 10 years ago.
Jun 11, 2012 4:02PM
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limit profit??????? you live on the wrong side of the Ocean......
Jun 11, 2012 3:07PM
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i've been in West Virginia.  Hard times here are long- forgotten.  
Jun 11, 2012 1:43PM
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Hard times are coming? Where have you been?
Jun 11, 2012 11:59AM
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save your mony hard times are coming
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