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The richest man The richest man The Chairman of MicrosoftThe Chairman of MicrosoftCharityCharity

Born: October 28, 1955 ) (age 53)Born: October 28, 1955 ) (age 53)Seattle, , WashingtonResidence: United StatesResidence: United StatesAlma mater: Harvard University Alma mater: Harvard University (dropped out in 1975, honorary (dropped out in 1975, honorary degree in 2007)degree in 2007)Occupation: Chairman of Occupation: Chairman of MicrosoftCo-Chair of Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationNet worth▲Net worth▲US$58 58 billion (2008) (2008)Spouse : Spouse : Melinda Gates (1994– (1994–present)present)Children: Jennifer Katharine Gates Children: Jennifer Katharine Gates (1996), Rory John Gates (1999) and (1996), Rory John Gates (1999) and Phoebe Adele Gates (2002)Phoebe Adele Gates (2002)

A businessmanA businessmanA technologistA technologistA philanthropistA philanthropist

Family and early Family and early childhoodchildhoodFirst computing First computing experienceexperienceRoots of business Roots of business careercareerThe birth of The birth of MicrosoftMicrosoft

Begin the company when he is at Begin the company when he is at universityuniversityGates dropped out of Harvard In his Gates dropped out of Harvard In his junior year for the companyjunior year for the company

Bill Gates’ glorious Bill Gates’ glorious Microsoft CorpMicrosoft Corp

The most successful software of The most successful software of MicrosoftMicrosoft

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Sold a million copies in four Sold a million copies in four daysdays

Millions of usersMillions of usersSoftware used in a billion PC Software used in a billion PC worldwideworldwideSOFTWARE GURUSOFTWARE GURU

A businessmanA businessman

A philanthropistA philanthropistA technologistA technologist

A new job title: Chief Technology A new job title: Chief Technology OfficerOfficerAssume the role of technical architectAssume the role of technical architect

Guide the technical direction of Guide the technical direction of MicrosoftMicrosoft

Didn’t recognize the revolution of Didn’t recognize the revolution of InternetInternetBut soon redirectBut soon redirect

A businessmanA businessmanA technologistA technologistA philanthropistA philanthropist

Only the chairman of MicrosoftOnly the chairman of MicrosoftNo daily workNo daily workDevote into charitiesDevote into charities

Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationBill & Melinda Gates Foundation$23.5 billion$23.5 billionHealth, education, public access to Health, education, public access to informationinformation

Still to be the richest man in the Still to be the richest man in the world?world?Can Microsoft keep its status in the Can Microsoft keep its status in the threat of Google?threat of Google?

Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one.up working for one.

I really had a lot of dreams when I was a I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot. read a lot.

If you can't make it good, at least make If you can't make it good, at least make it look good. it look good.

Intellectual property has the shelf life of Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana. a banana.

Life is not fair; get used to it.Life is not fair; get used to it.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't smart people into thinking they can't lose.lose.

The Internet is becoming the town The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of square for the global village of tomorrow. tomorrow.

Rule 1:Rule 1:Life is not fair - get Life is not fair - get used to it!used to it!Rule 2:Rule 2:The world won’t The world won’t care about your care about your self esteem. The self esteem. The world will expect world will expect you to accomplish you to accomplish something something BEFORE you feel BEFORE you feel good about good about yourself.yourself.

Rule 3:Rule 3:You will NOT You will NOT make £30,000 a make £30,000 a year right out of year right out of secondary school secondary school school. You won’t school. You won’t be the vice-be the vice-president of a president of a company with a company with a car phone until car phone until you earn both.you earn both.

Rule 4:Rule 4:If you think your If you think your teacher is tough, teacher is tough, wait till you get a wait till you get a boss.boss.Rule 5:Rule 5:Flipping burgers is Flipping burgers is not beneath your not beneath your dignity. Your dignity. Your grandparents had a grandparents had a different word for different word for burger flipping: they burger flipping: they called it opportunity.called it opportunity.

Rule 6:Rule 6:If you mess up, it’s If you mess up, it’s not your parents’ not your parents’ fault, so don’t whine fault, so don’t whine about your about your mistakes, learn from mistakes, learn from them.them.

Rule 7:Rule 7:Before you were Before you were born, your parents born, your parents weren’t as boring as weren’t as boring as they are now. They they are now. They got that way from got that way from paying your bills, paying your bills, cleaning your cleaning your clothes and listening clothes and listening to you talk about to you talk about how cool you how cool you thought you were. thought you were. So before you go So before you go out and save the out and save the rain forest try rain forest try helping out at home.helping out at home.

Rule 8:Rule 8:Your school may Your school may have done away have done away with winners and with winners and losers, but life HAS losers, but life HAS NOT. In some NOT. In some schools, they have schools, they have abolished failing abolished failing grades and they’ll grades and they’ll give you as MANY give you as MANY TIMES as you want TIMES as you want to get the right to get the right answer. This answer. This doesn’t bear the doesn’t bear the slightest slightest resemblance to resemblance to ANYTHING in real ANYTHING in real life.life.

Rule 9:Rule 9:Life is not divided Life is not divided into terms. You into terms. You don’t get summers don’t get summers off and very few off and very few employers are employers are interested in helping interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own Do that on your own time.time.

Rule 10:Rule 10:Television is NOT Television is NOT real life. In real life real life. In real life people actually have people actually have to leave the coffee to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.shop and go to jobs.Rule 11:Rule 11:Be nice to nerds. Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll Chances are you’ll end up working for end up working for one.one.