Youβre reading an excerpt of Great Founders Write, by Ben Putano, writer, entrepreneur, and book publisher. Heβs the founder of Damn Gravity Media, a publishing house that inspires and educates tomorrowβs great founders. Purchase now for lifetime access to the book and on-demand video course.
He wasnβt just referring to money, but wealth in all forms: happiness, health, personal development, and relationships. He warned his neighbors against risky bets and get-rich-quick-schemes. In the last decade of his life, Franklin wrote this in his autobiography: