Harvard Business School 9-392-019 Rev. July 8. 1993 Bill Gates and the Management of Microsoft Despite the fact that we’ve been successful financially‚ there’s an ongoing need to anticipate where this industry is going‚ and to be at the forefront of changing the products. And this is every bit as challenging as it’s ever been--and perhaps more so. Bill Gates‚ Microsoft Chairman and CEO‚ 1991 On June 30‚ 1991‚ Microsoft Corporation closed the books on another year of dazzling growth. Revenues for
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Bill Gates: Before Microsoft From his first business venture through his multi-billion dollar deals‚ Bill Gates has always been a ferocious and keen businessman. Bill Gates first started tinkering with computers when his high school‚ Lakeside Prep‚ wanted to acquaint its students with computers. In 1968 the school held a fund raiser to buy computer time on a DEC PDP-10 computer that was owned by General Electric. Lakeside was able to raise enough money for what they thought would be ample
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William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28‚ 1955) is an American business magnate‚ investor‚ philanthropist‚ and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft‚ the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world’s wealthiest people and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009‚ excluding 2008‚ when he was ranked third‚ in 2011 he was the wealthiest American and the second wealthiest person. During his career at Microsoft‚ Gates held the
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Running Head: Bill Gate’s Personality Traits Self-Awareness and Personality Traits Tammie Nguyen Southwestern College STL302 Whitney Stevens 3/26/2013 Abstract This paper will examine the personality traits of Bill Gates‚ also known as one of the wealthiest people of our time and the personality thriven in his career to come to be one of the most conspicuous people in the world. Bill Gates is an intelligent‚ visionary‚ confident with persuasive aptitudes that focus and committed on
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Bill Gates HISTORY William Henry "Bill" Gates III was born in 1955 in Seattle. He grew up in an upper middle-class family with two sisters: Kristianne‚ who is older‚ and Libby‚ who is younger. His father was a prominent lawyer and mother served on the board of directors of national bank. He was excellent in all subjects at school. At Lakeside School which he attended‚ a Seattle computer company offered to provide computer time for the students. That ’s where his interest in computers
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Bill Gates When one thinks of computer software‚ one must think of Microsoft. In fact if you use a computer‚ chances are that you will have some type of program on there that is developed by Microsoft. The CEO‚ chairman‚ cofounder‚ and owner of 147 billion shares of Microsoft is Bill Gates. William Henry Gates III was born in the midst of a scenic Seattle on Thursday‚ October 28‚ 1995 to his parents Mary and William Henry Gates Jr. His childhood was uneventful and was well raised. He went
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<center><b>New Learning "A Life Worth Knowing About"</b></center> <br> <br>William Henry Gates‚ also known as "Bill"‚ has established himself as the richest man in the world. He is the youngest self made billionaire‚ and perhaps the best businessman in the world. As you read along‚ you will learn what Bill Gates’ accomplishments were‚ what his beliefs were‚ and why this topic is so important. Bill Gates is important because not only did he change the computer technology in America‚ he also became
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Bill Gates We read books for a number of reasons but usually because we want to or we have to. When you pick up a book it falls into one of three types‚ dependent on whether it is a want to or a have to type of book. First there’s the kind of book you pick up and like the look of but then the first chapter is so bad that you have to put it down because you are either too confused by the plot or you discover it has been written in some obscure untranslatable language. The second type is where
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Only‚ Bill Gates Who was Bill Gates? Is he an anonymous man who is rich‚ or a successful person? William Henry "Bill" Gates is more than just an ordinary being. Born on October 28‚ 1955‚ the current chairman of Microsoft‚ Bill Gates founded the world’s largest personal-computer software company. He was the world’s wealthiest people and was the wealthiest from 1995 to 2009. During his career at Microsoft‚ Gates was CEO and big computer programmer. He has also authored several books. Gates is one
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|Born |William Henry Gates III | | |October 28‚ 1955 (age 57) | | |Seattle‚ Washington‚ U.S. | |Residence |Medina‚ Washington‚ U.S. | |Nationality |American | |Alma mater |Harvard University | |
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