More important than money: team of entrepreneurs

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About the author

Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad—the runaway international bestseller that has held a prominent place on the New York Times bestseller list for more than six years—is an investor, entrepreneur, and educator whose perspectives on money and investing are seen in the face of popular wisdom. He has almost single-handedly challenged and changed the way tens of millions around the world think about money. By communicating his point of view on why “old” advice – get a good job, save money and get out of debt, invest for the long term and diversify – is 'bad' (obsolete and imperfect) advice, Robert gained a reputation for straight talk, irreverence, and courage. Rich Dad Poor Dad is the longest-running bestseller in all four countries. lists that report to Publisher's Weekly – The New York Times, Business Week, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today – and have been named “USA Today's No. 1 Money Book” two years in a row. Translated into 51 languages and available in 109 countries, the Rich Dad series has sold more than 27 million copies worldwide and dominated bestseller lists in Asia, Australia, South America, Mexico and Europe. In 2005, Robert was inducted into Amazon's Hall of Fame as one of the bookseller's top 25 authors. There are currently 26 books in the Rich Dad series. In 2006, Robert teamed up with Donald Trump to co-author Why We Want You to Be Rich – Two Men – One Message. It debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list. Robert writes a bi-weekly column – 'Why the Rich Are Getting Richer' – for Yahoo! Before writing Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert created the educational board game CASHFLOW 101 to teach people the financial and investing strategies his rich dad spent years teaching him. It was these same strategies that allowed Robert to retire at age 47. Today, there are more than 2,100 CASHFLOW clubs – independent gaming groups from the Rich Dad Company – in cities around the world. Born and raised in Hawaii, Robert Kiyosaki is fourth generation Japanese-American. After graduating from college in New York, Robert joined the Marine Corps and served in Vietnam as an officer and helicopter pilot. After the war, Robert began working in sales for the Xerox Corporation, and in 1977 he started a company that brought the first nylon and velcro 'surfer wallets' to the market. He founded an international education company in 1985 that taught business and investing to tens of thousands of students around the world. In 1994, Robert sold his business and, through his investments, was able to retire at age 47. During his retirement he wrote Rich Dad Poor Dad.