<ul><li>David Cheriton, a professor of Computer Science, Emeritus at Stanford University, is ranked among the 200 richest people in the world.</li><li>In 1998, Cheriton invested $100,000 in a startup founded by his students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who later created Google.</li><li>Cheriton's investment in Google turned into billions as the company took off, but he also made investments in other startups amounting to more than $50,000,000.</li><li>Despite his wealth, Cheriton still lives in the same house for 30 years, drives a Honda since 2012, and cuts his own hair.</li></ul>

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