Analyze This - Vinod Chikkareddy - Striking It Rich

This article on CNN Money speaks of a set of people who got into the business of owning web domains. My favorite in the list is Garry Chernoff, who earlier was a "hospital electrician, and he now lives on a 10-acre lakefront spread in British Columbia".

If you really desire to make it big, you can. There is no dearth, for the right kind of seeker.