In 1979,14-year-old Anthony Hsieh was working in his family's liquor store when a masked gunman walked into the store, pointed a gun at his head, or demanded he empty the cash register. This gave him the perspective he needed to found a scrappy,upstart mortgage company and turn it into the moment-largest company of its type in the country.
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Source: celebritynetworth.com