Naval Ravikant’s official site publishes this wording as the heading of Seek Wealth, Not Money or Status. The accompanying edited interview explains the idea; this confirms the published formulation, not the date of its first tweet or utterance.
“Seek wealth, not money or status” Naval Ravikant — published as a heading in the official 2019-02-28 edited interview, Seek Wealth, Not Money or Status. Earlier tweet date not established here.
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Ravikant separates three things people often lump together: productive wealth, the money used to exchange it, and status in a social hierarchy. His aim is freedom from compulsory work, rather than conspicuous consumption or winning a ranking contest.
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Naval Ravikant co-founded the consumer-review company Epinions and the startup-investment platform AngelList. His How to Get Rich interviews with fellow founder Nivi turn that business experience into arguments about ownership, cooperation and personal freedom.
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Ravikant, Naval, with Nivi. “Seek Wealth, Not Money or Status”. Naval, 2019-02-28. Edited online interview transcript.
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