“When you think about starting a business, the chances that it is going to make you rich are very small,” he said. “The chances that it will make you happy are pretty good. So when you go start a business, pick one that is going to make you happy.”

The Bloomberg Billionaires Index takes measure of the world’s wealthiest people based on market and economic changes and Bloomberg News reporting. Each net worth figure is updated every business day at 5:30 p.m. in New York and listed in U.S. dollars.

(The reporter of this story is a member of Essex Base Ball Organization, a non-profit vintage baseball league that Boston Beer sponsors.)

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