On a number of occasions that I was asked this question, I replied with a question of my own: "where _can_ I be in X years in this company?" Unfortunately, I never received a reply even remotely close to a satisfactory. Satisfactory answers would include opportunities and directions, with big bonus points for an attempt to find overlaps with my general desires, motivation, and strengths.
"the traits that made them so successful" - or perhaps the choices?
Too much confusion between fame and wealth - the author tried to disambiguate, but I don't think they succeeded.
"If you are "publicly rich" (think athletes, authors, movie stars, politicians, etc.), you no longer have a private life." - isn't this true for most public figures regardless of their wealth status?
"What’s 75%, of half a percent, of a million dollars? $37,500"
It's a risk, and as such, one should aim at a billion, not a million, that's what investors expect anyway. So by that logic, the return could be much much bigger.
The article is pretty spot on. One thing the author has left out is the fact that all of the problems are magnified 100x when the people involved are incompetent, which, unfortunately, happens a lot in enterprises (one can also argue that slow speed contributes to job security under normal circumstances).