Wealth is assets that earn while you sleep.
Genuine
Yes. In How to Get Rich (without getting lucky) (2018), “Seek Wealth, Not Money or Status”, nav.al/rich.
Checked against Naval Ravikant and Nivi, ‘How to Get Rich’ (collected interviews on the tweetstorm, posted 28 December 2019), nav.al/rich, section “Seek Wealth, Not Money or Status”, section “Seek Wealth, Not Money or Status”, in a full-text transcription.
- Work
- How to Get Rich (without getting lucky), 2018
- Where
- “Seek Wealth, Not Money or Status”, nav.al/rich
- Source
- Naval Ravikant and Nivi, ‘How to Get Rich’ (collected interviews on the tweetstorm, posted 28 December 2019), nav.al/rich, section “Seek Wealth, Not Money or Status”, section “Seek Wealth, Not Money or Status”
- Checked
- In a full-text transcription
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About this quote
The scene
Nivi opens the first conversation by asking what separates wealth, money and status. Naval answers with his definition of wealth: businesses and assets that produce while you are not working, as opposed to money (a way of transferring time) or status (your place in a hierarchy).
What it means
Real wealth is what keeps producing without your hours; money is only how it is counted.
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Naval Ravikant, How to Get Rich (without getting lucky) (2018), “Seek Wealth, Not Money or Status”, nav.al/rich. Checked at Quotogeny, https://quotogeny.com/q/wealth-is-assets-that-earn-while-you-sleep/ (25 October 2026).
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