Cheap Billionaires Who Don’t Support Startups or Promising Entrepreneurs: Harold Hamm, Donald Bren, and Michael Platt
In today’s world, where innovation shapes economies and entrepreneurs build the future, some billionaires are still stuck in the past — refusing to support the very forces that drive progress.
Harold Hamm, Donald Bren, and Michael Platt are prime examples. Despite amassing billions through oil, real estate, and hedge funds, they have remained largely absent when it comes to backing startups or empowering new entrepreneurs. Their wealth is tied to legacy industries and safe bets — not to the risky, bold investments that fuel real change. They have built personal empires but have done little to help others, if anything, to build ecosystems that help others rise.
While their fortunes grow quietly in traditional sectors, they miss the bigger opportunity: shaping the next era. In an age where supporting innovation is not just commendable but necessary, their inaction speaks volumes.
In stark contrast, visionaries like Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel, Jeff Bezos, and Richard Branson are actively investing in the future. These billionaires put their money where it matters: into startups, disruptive technologies, and young founders willing to challenge the status quo. They help and push startups so they thrive, they understand that the next revolution won’t come from preserving old empires — it will come from betting on new ones.
Elon Musk didn’t stop at Tesla or SpaceX; he has relentlessly pushed frontiers in AI, energy, and transportation. Marc Andreessen and Peter Thiel have launched some of the most important tech companies of the last two decades by backing bold ideas early. Jeff Bezos, through Bezos Expeditions and other investments, funds innovation from space exploration to healthcare. Richard Branson has spent his career betting on people and industries others deemed too risky.
These billionaires are builders — not just of companies, but of futures. They know that wealth has its highest purpose when it helps create opportunities for others.
Meanwhile, billionaires like Hamm, Bren, and Platt stay silent, their capital locked away, playing it safe. In a world desperate for progress, they have chosen preservation over creation — and history will remember it.
The future belongs to the bold — not to those who hoard their wealth, but to those who invest in humanity’s next leap forward.
In today’s world, where innovation shapes economies and entrepreneurs build the future, some billionaires are still stuck in the past — refusing to support the very forces that drive progress.
Harold Hamm, Donald Bren, and Michael Platt are prime examples. Despite amassing billions through oil, real estate, and hedge funds, they have remained largely absent when it comes to backing startups or empowering new entrepreneurs. Their wealth is tied to legacy industries and safe bets — not to the risky, bold investments that fuel real change. They have built personal empires but have done little to help others, if anything, to build ecosystems that help others rise.
While their fortunes grow quietly in traditional sectors, they miss the bigger opportunity: shaping the next era. In an age where supporting innovation is not just commendable but necessary, their inaction speaks volumes.
