BILL GATES

BILL GATES

FOUNDER OF MICROSOFT

JOURNEY BEGINSOctober 28 ,1955William H. Gates, and Mary Maxwell GatesSeattle, Washington USA

His father was an attorney in Seattle.His mother was a school teacher & chairperson for the United Way Charity. Has two sisters - Kristi(older) and Libby(younger).

SCHOOL DAYSInterested in Maths & Science.Enrolled into Lakeside school at age 13.Wrote his first computer program in 8th grade.SAT(Scholastic Aptitude Test)Score: 1590 out of 1600.

HARVARD UNIVERSITYEntered Harvard in 1973.Met Paul Allen.Obsessed with the computers, skipped classes.Did not graduate in Harvard.

MOVING ONLeft Harvard to devote their energy full-time to Microsoft.Believed that personal computer would be a valuable in every home.Collaborated together to make the language BASIC on the first microcomputer.In 1975, started the Microsoft Company.

NOWSChairman of Microsoft Corp.Co-Chair of theBill & Melinda GatesFoundation. Continually advance and improve software technology.Made it easier, more cost-effective and everyone more enjoyable to use computers.Microsoft is now the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions.Bill Gates wealth is now ranked second on the Forbes millionaire ranking with $67 billion of net worth.

PERSONAL LIFEMarried Melinda French 1994.Three children: Jennifer Katherine Gates(born in 1996), Rory John Gates(born in 1999), and Phoebe Adele Gates (born in 2002).

PHILANTHROPY

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 1994.

Aim:" bring innovations in health and learning to the global community".

Helps to cure diseases like AIDS and malaria.

Lessons Learned from Bill GatesBelieve in yourself-It sounds simple but it could easily be the core secret to Bill Gates and others success.Make an impact. -Bill Gates doesnt just do things because he can. He does things because the matter and he can make them scale.

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