"Before David Einhorn was David Einhorn"

"David Einhorn currently manages over $10b, however he started with only $900,000 in 1997. Due to fantastic returns (not good marketing) of 22% per annum, he is now one of the largest hedge fund managers in the country. [...] Einhorn thought he could initially raise assets of $10m; however the process was much more difficult. Einhorn started with $900,000, half of it coming from his parents."