The Billionaire Monk

The Richest Indian in the U.S.?

A Princeton drop out

A Game Changer!!!!

The 5 hour energy drink

Manoj Bhargava

History
Shifted to US in 1967. Worked as construction laborer in the neighborhood. Joined Princeton university in 1972 before dropping out in a year. Shifted to India in 1974 and lived life as a monk. Shifted back to US after 12 years to support family business.

History
Retired after expanding Indiana PVC from zero to $25million . Ended retirement after 2months realizing there is lot to exploit in the chemical business.

Lesson to Learn
Humble Simplicity Risk Taking Negotiating Innovating Confident Love what you do

 Liquid energy shot - feel sharp and alert for hours 0 sugar, 0 herbal stimulants and 4 calories
Contains caffeine comparable to a cup of the leading premium coffee Drink it in seconds Feel it in minutes Lasts for hours

"What we did wasnt rocket science. Its not the little bottle. Its not the placement. Its the product. You can con people one time, but nobody pays $3 twice.

 In eight years 5-Hour has gone from nowhere to $1

billion in retail sales.
Net Worth : $1.5 Billion As of September 2012. Probably the Richest Indian In US Commits 90% earnings to charity. Ranked as 311 in Forbes 400 & 960 in forbes billionares.

Business start-ups
Living Essentials (maker of 5-Hour Energy) Senterra Water (desalination and water purification), ETC Capital (an investment company) Stage 2 Innovations(products for fuel efficiency that invests in Michigan tech) Microdose Life Sciences (medical devices) US Rail(railroad and freight terminal operations).

Manoj Bhargava said in the letter while taking the pledge My choice was to ruin my sons life by giving him money or giving 90+% to charity. Not much of a choice. Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth. The other choices especially personal consumption seem either useless or harmful.

Voices Strongly
He thinks businesses in India give too much importance to education and mostly hire from top institutions. Its like hiring theoretical plumbers! None of us are too impressed by MBAs Next 10 years we would probably do about Rs. 5,000 crore in charity

 90 lawsuits filed by him in his tenure. Living Essentials, which makes 5-Hour, is known to diligently sue every copycat brand trying to get into the energy-shot market.

ACHIEVEMENTS
Ernst & Young award for Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Award Ranked as 311 in Forbes 400 & 960 in forbes billionares

Presented by : Eshita Shah Jinesh Doshi Ruchit Mehta Mihir Shah Ajay Shethia Abhijeet Anam