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  4. About Bill Gates

    William Henry Gates III (born 28 October 1955) is an American entrepreneur, software executive, philanthropist, the world's third richest man (as of 2008) and chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft he has held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and he remains the largest individual shareholder with more than 9 percent of the common stock.

    Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the     personal computer revolution. Although he is admired by many,
    a large number of industry insiders criticise his business tactics, which they consider anti-competitive, an opinion which has in some cases been upheld by the courts.
    In the later stages of his career, Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, established in 2000.

    The annual Forbes magazine's list of The World's Billionaires ranked Gates as the richest person in the world from 1995 to 2007; recent estimates of his net worth are in excess of US$58 billion. When family wealth is considered, his family ranks second behind the Walton family, heirs of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton.

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    2. Successful Startups Often Come With a High Price

      Explore Startup Professionals Musings (May 13 2012) Marketing , Productivity

      Successful Startups Often Come With a High Price ...od entrepreneurs find a great personal adventure, like Richard Branson, or great philanthropy, like Bill Gates. Guy Kawasaki says the best reason to start an organization is to make meaning – to create a produc... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Kawasaki   Bill Gates   Marty Zwilling

    3. Frighteningly Ambitious Startup Ideas

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      ...it's not just for other people that you need to start small. You need to for your own sake. Neither Bill Gates nor Mark Zuckerberg knew at first how big their companies were going to get. All they knew was that... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jessica Livingston   Apple   Trevor Blackwell

    4. Inventor-Entrepreneur Pairs are Ideal for a Startup

      Explore Startup Professionals Musings (May 3 2012) Marketing , Productivity

      Inventor-Entrepreneur Pairs are Ideal for a Startup ...eally cheated on the invention side. Only a few great entrepreneurs of recent times, like the young Bill Gates, seem to have elements of both sides. Even he had some great help from Steve Ballmer, a real market... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Steve Ballmer   Bill Gates   Thomas Edison

    5. 9 Attributes of the Best Entrepreneurial Leaders

      Explore Startup Professionals Musings (Apr 27 2012) Productivity

      9 Attributes of the Best Entrepreneurial Leaders ... Behind the actions are a set of principles and characteristics that entrepreneurial leaders, like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, seem to have in common. Look for these and nurture them in your own context to impr... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Bill Gates   Steve Jobs   Marty Zwilling

    6. Founder's Dilemmas: Equity Splits

      Explore Google FeedBurner (Apr 24 2012)

      Founder's Dilemmas: Equity Splits ...than it answers. For example, most entrepreneurs know that the most successful entrepreneurs - from Bill Gates to Jeff Bezos - kept tight control over their companies. We therefore seek to emulate their approac... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jeff Bezos   Noam Wasserman   Microsoft

    7. Some tips for interacting with the press

      Explore cdixon.org (Mar 2 2012)

      ...y’d vastly prefer getting an email from the founder of a startup than a PR firm. If you’re Bill Gates, it is understandable that you have someone reaching out for you. If you are a small startup, havin... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Bill Gates   Chris Dixon   NY Times

    8. Five Startup Tips From Bill Gates

      Explore stevejobsvision.tk (Feb 21 2012)

      ...hard Branson, Walt Disney, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Dell and Larry Ellison. For more than 30-years, Bill Gates has been at the pinnacle of the software industry. Like Steve Jobs, Michael Dell and Larry Ellison,... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jeff Bezos   Larry Ellison   Bill Gates

    9. It’s a Big Step from Engineer to an Entrepreneur

      Explore Startup Professionals Musings (Feb 17 2012) Marketing

      It’s a Big Step from Engineer to an Entrepreneur ...er. Certainly there are many examples of great companies led by engineers, including Microsoft with Bill Gates, Oracle with Larry Ellison, and Google with Larry Page. This is strong evidence that it is possible... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Oracle   Larry Ellison   Microsoft

    10. 10 People Who Will Drain Energy From Your Company

      Explore Startup Professionals Musings (Feb 16 2012)

      10 People Who Will Drain Energy From Your Company ...d with Gen-Y, but some people seem permanently afflicted as they get passed over for promotions. As Bill Gates said a while back to a high school graduation crowd “Life is not fair – get used to it.” I’m sure I... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Bill Gates   Marty Zwilling

    11. How Old is Too Old to Start a Great Company?

      Explore inc.com (Feb 7 2012)

      How Old is Too Old to Start a Great Company? ...t's not hard to understand why. Investors are looking for the next big thing, and the truth is that Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison, Michael Dell, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and Mark Zuckerberg all were in ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Larry Ellison   Apple   Bill Gates

    12. How to Build a Stellar Team at a High-Potential Startup

      Explore Business & Small Business (Dec 6 2011) Recruiting

      How to Build a Stellar Team at a High-Potential Startup ...t things come out of a culture that combines experience with youth and enthusiasm," he says, citing Bill Gates, who hired a similar mix of "kids" and "veterans" in the early days of Microsoft, as an example. As... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of California   University of Texas   Apple

    13. Stop Building Your Product And Learn Kopywriting Now – with Neville Medhora

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      Stop Building Your Product And Learn Kopywriting Now – with Neville Medhora ...d. Or taking a trip. Neville: You know how you whenever you hear rich people like Warren Buffett or Bill Gates say, ‘Oh, it’s not about the money’? That’s because they have a lot of f***ing money, and it’s not ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   India   Warren Buffett   Tim Ferriss

    14. Explore Non-Standard Ways to Grow Your Startup

      Explore Startup Professionals Musings (Sep 15 2011) Marketing

      Explore Non-Standard Ways to Grow Your Startup ...ces. An example of a startup which used non-organic growth early and effectively was Microsoft. Bill Gates started producing software solutions, like his Basic Interpreter and MS DOS, but quickly focused on... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   IBM   Microsoft   Bill Gates

    15. Do you want to sell sugar water or do you want to change the world?

      Explore cdixon.org (Aug 28 2011)

      ...gle is developing new energy technologies, self-driving cars and other world-changing technologies. Bill Gates devotes almost all of his time and money to charity. The tech press is preoccupied with investments... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jack Dorsey   Apple   New York

    16. Real Entrepreneurs Exit If Their Startup Goes Public

      Explore Startup Professionals Musings (Jul 5 2011)

      Real Entrepreneurs Exit If Their Startup Goes Public ...enced” executives. Sure, there are examples of founders who have survived and prospered, such as Bill Gates and Larry Page, but these guys are the exception, not the rule. More importantly, you should never ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Bill Gates   Vogue   Larry Page

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