- LIFESTYLE- al artist is just not enough.
Dr. Dre Dr. Dre is a rapper-slash-entrepreneur, and while he made his first millions in music, he’ s leveraged his name to make far more in the corporate world. Whether it’ s appearing in Dr. Pepper commercials, licensing his image for a feature-length film, or apparently starring in a new Apple-produced TV series, Dre knows how to monetize his talents. His greatest investment however, was in Beats By Dre, his trendy headphone and music streaming company that eventually sold to Apple Inc.( AAPL) in 2014 for $ 3 billion. The deal made Dre $ 620 million— not bad for a project he began six years earlier.
Ashton Kutcher The Two and Half Men star has made a name for himself as a notable tech investor over the past several years. Familiar with Spotify, Airbnb, Foursquare, Uber, or Dwolla? Good, Ashton owns a chunk of each of them. Spotify, Airbnb, and Uber alone are three of the most widely anticipated IPOs on the planet right now, so when they go public Kutcher will be set to make a fortune. Not that he needs it; he’ s already worth $ 140 million.
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