Each of the following success stories proves that wherever there is opportunity, people with vision, creativity, and courage can become wealthy.
Goat for rent
Goats are notoriously voracious eaters. These animals can be an economical and environmentally friendly solution for clearing large areas of unwanted vegetation.
According to HireGoats, dozens of companies across the United States use goats to do invasive plant removal work.
In the US market, the rental price of a goat is from 400-800 USD/acre.
In 2013, SharkTankBlog crunched the numbers and reported that successful goat entrepreneurs can earn up to $600,000 a year.
E-waste mining
According to the World Economic Forum, humanity generates tens of millions of tons of e-waste each year. The gold, copper, iron, and other raw materials inside discarded phones, laptops, and other electronics are worth nearly $1,000 per ton.
Several startups have found success by sorting, extracting and recovering billions of dollars worth of precious metals hidden in the world's mountains of e-waste that threaten to destroy the environment.
Aurubis AG (Germany) is one of the largest electronic waste recycling companies in the world, with a market capitalization of billions of dollars.
Selling pet stones
The most famous and bizarre get-rich scheme of all time belongs to American citizen Gary Dahl, who launched “Pet Rock” in 1975 on Christmas Day.
As a self-made millionaire, Gary Dahl had the most successful and groundbreaking idea in business history.
According to the New York Times, Gary Dahl brilliantly marketed his egg-shaped rocks as pets that didn’t need food. They were housed in cleverly designed cages with air holes, and came with care instructions.
He sold 1.5 million rocks in six months before the “Pet Rock” fad faded into nostalgia. Time magazine even called the success of the business “1% product and 99% marketing genius.”
Clean up the crime scene
Cleaning up crime scenes is a gruesome job, but Laura Spaulding has worked her way through it to become rich.
In 2015, her company became the first national franchisee of its kind.
In 2022, Spaulding Decon (USA) entered the Top 500 Franchise list. Currently, the company has more than 25 franchises and revenue of 6 million USD.
Send a reply letter to children from Santa Claus
Byron Reese is an entrepreneur and technologist. In 2001, Byron Reese registered an address in the North Pole and launched the SantaMail service.
When children sent letters to Santa, he responded to them with personalized letters in Santa's name and charged their parents.
According to AllBusiness, Byron Reese sold 10,000 letters in the first year and grew SantaMail into a $1 million business within a few years.
Domain business
In 1994, Chris Clark bought the domain name pizza.com for $20 and paid an annual renewal fee to maintain ownership. He held onto the domain for 14 years without actually developing it into an official website, making it even more valuable.
Chris Clark’s investment paid off handsomely. In 2008, Chris Clark put the domain name pizza.com up for auction. The winning bid was $2.6 million.
Previously vodka.com was sold for 3 million USD and the domain name business.com was also auctioned and raised 350 million USD.
(According to Gobankingrates)
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