Self-made billionaires have one business strategy in common: They took enormous risks. There is no careful, cautious path that leads from humble beginnings to Bloomberg’s list of the richest people in the world. Of the 100 richest people in the world right now, 27 inherited their fortune, according to the infographic generated below by the startup organization Funders and Founders based on data from Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Thirty-six were born to humble households, if they have a family at all, and 18 have no college degree.

Source: entrepreneur