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Billionaire? No.
Make money? Definitely.
However, you'll have to find a market to sell to outside of Kenya. My daughter worked in Kisumu, so I have a pretty good idea, through her, what conditions are like there. Even in Nairobi, money is hard to come by.
However, the other side of the coin is that Kenya has amazing sights and sounds, and if you have an eye for video and if you have a real talent, you can make big money. Your best bet is to do jobs for international corporations and other organizations that have deep pockets. I've sold video to both Sony Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel, to name two. Sony paid top dollar; the Smithsonian didn't have the same kind of budget, but still paid decently.
Don't be afraid to ask what you're worth. Find out what top videographers get in the field you choose to operate, and don't be afraid to ask for the same, if you are good.
My son-in-law has a sideline photography business where he travels to locations like Kenya and shoots products against various spectacular natural backgrounds. He is now getting really large retainers from over half a dozen well-known brands. Those retainers are now as big as what he gets from his main job (which pays quite well). He often hires a professional drone operator from England when aerial photos are needed as part of the assignment. That person mostly does videos, and does work for major advertisers, motion picture production companies, and extremely high-end weddings (quarter million dollar budgets and up).
You will NOT get big money by posting online or, for that matter, doing anything online. You need to deal directly with people or organizations that have money, and get them to pay you directly. The idea of making money by getting a penny a click from millions of people works for a few apps in the Apple app store, and for a few YouTube channels, but it is generally nothing more than a good way to starve slowly.
The key (as I've said twice already): you've got to be good.
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Yes, easily -- if you live in Venezuela. But 1B Bolivars will barely buy you a decent new car in the USA.
https://www.exchange-rates.org/converter/VES/USD/1000000000
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1 Kenya shilling = 0.0098 USD
So a billion is 'only' 10 million USD.
Over time, for a director, $10M net worth is attainable.
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The people who are billionaires have people work hard to make money for them, Working hard is only going to get you a decent wealth such as a crook politician, an actor or any kind of talented creation. If your parents are not billionaires, chances are you will not be one.
In the extreme cases with a very good luck it's not impossible to become a billionaire if you are smart but by then you will be too old to enjoy the money, however your kids will have a different life than you had.
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Not really true, if you look at the data. The Wall Street Journal ran a story just three days ago (2019-11-20) showing a chart which breaks down the source of all billionaire fortunes, worldwide. Europe has, by far, the largest number of billionaires who inherited their wealth, but even there it is only 1/3 of the total. In the USA, 2/3 of the billionaires created their fortune by working for it, either as a founder or senior executive (40% of all USA billionaires); or through capital management (25%), something which includes investment banking, venture capital, and hedge funds. Yes, they had people working for them (no one makes big money all by themselves, even musicians like Taylor Swift), but they were the people who took the risks and had the drive to make it happen.
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Here is a link to the WSJ article:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-fewer-billionaires-could-mean-for-the-rest-of-us-11574267129
It is behind a paywall, but I think they may permit a few free viewings per month, like the NY Times does.Last edited by johnmeyer; 23rd Nov 2019 at 12:31. Reason: add link
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If If your parents are not billionaires, chances are you will not be one. is not true that means: If your parents are not billionaires, you will be one.
Are sure about that?
You are quoting me as if I said If your parents are not billionaires, you will never be one. You must be drinking some cool aid.
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Huh? I think you need a refresher course in basic logic. Learn about converse, inverse, contrapositive and syllogisms.
https://www.varsitytutors.com/hotmath/hotmath_help/topics/converse-inverse-contrapositive
Your may think your logic sounds clever, but it actually gives you the wrong conclusion.
Also, I quoted you by hitting the "quote" button and did not alter your words. When you say I quoted you "as if I said ..." that implies that I changed your quote. I did not.
It also obscures the facts in the article I linked to and also violates what most of us know about entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs (and most other famous startup leaders): they were dirt poor and had no inherited wealth, at all when they started out. Gates came from an upper-middle class family, but his family was most certainly not any richer than any other family fed by a garden-variety attorney (which is what Gate's still-alive father was during his career).
The last ten years of my career was spent consulting with startups and working to get them funding with venture capital firms or wealth entrepreneurs (who had cashed out and were looking to invest their money).
Of the over 100 clients I had during that time, not one of them had a dime in the bank.
All of this has nothing to do with the OP's desire to make money making video, which was a perfectly logical and appropriate question to ask. He has been met with a lot of snark because he posed the question in a provocative way (i.e., making "billions"), but the fact is that you can make quite a lot of money shooting video and I know quite a few people who make well into six figures (American dollars) shooting still photos, and others who shoot video. The key is to do the work for people or organizations who have deep pockets. That is why I recommended that he find clients outside of Kenya, a country with very few people or organizations who fit the profile I just described.
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Correct.
No. They alone created nothing. They made their fortunes off the backs of their employees. It's a major reason income inequality is a major political sticking point now.
or through capital management (25%), something which includes investment banking, venture capital, and hedge funds.
but they were the people who took the risks and had the drive to make it happen.
even musicians like Taylor Swift),
The Wall Street Journal ran a story just three days ago (2019-11-20) showing a chart
Here is a link to the WSJ article:
Exceptions to a rule do not overrule the rule.
Rule = Most wealth comes from wealth.
Exception = Poor person got rich. (ie, Steve Jobs)
The key is to do the work for people or organizations who have deep pockets. That is why I recommended that he find clients outside of Kenya, a country with very few people or organizations who fit the profile I just described.Last edited by lordsmurf; 27th Nov 2019 at 11:12.
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