Success is tied to internal driving/motivating factors. Julius Caesar wept in front of a statue of Alexander the Great because at his age (30) Alexander had conquered the known world. He compared himself to Alexander and tried to live up to that standard. Likewise if John Doe truly wants to be the next Bezos 500k/yr isn't enough. The comment above supposes 170k users, not 17.5% of 500 million users.