Manoj Bhargava Quotes


I have not cared for money, and I enjoy working. Money comes my way. People work hard so they get enough money. Or they work hard so they don't have to work hard later in life. But though I don't need money, I still work hard because I like what I am doing.


Citations

"5-Hour Energy's Manoj Bhargava: The Monk Who Wants to Give Away Billions." The Economic Times, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., 11 Oct. 2015.

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Most of the great industrialists and business people work to create something and change the world somehow. They get rich but that is not typically their major motivation. Most rich people however do not want to trade money for time as they know in a capitalist system rich people can make money without working.


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  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Entrepreneur, Philanthropist

Manoj Bhargava (born 1953) is an Indian American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and CEO of Innovations Ventures LLC (dba Living Essentials LLC), the company 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.