In 1975, Ray Dalio founded an investment firm, Bridgewater Associates, out of his two-bedroom apartment or condo in New York City.

Forty years later, Bridgewater has made more money for its customers than any other hedge fund in history and grown into the fifth essential private company in the United States, according to Fortune Magazine.

Dalio himself has actually been called to Time publication’s list of the 100 most prominent individuals on the planet. Along the way, Dalio found a set of unique concepts that have actually caused Bridgewater’s extremely efficient culture, which he describes as “an idea meritocracy that makes every effort to attain meaningful work and meaningful relationships through extreme transparency.”

It is these concepts, and not anything unique about Dalio, who matured an ordinary kid in a middle-class Long Island neighborhood, that he believes are the factor behind his success.

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