Even if wealth was measured by knowledge, Bill Gates would still be the richest person in the world. As a man with extreme ingenuity, and expert business skills, Bill Gates has a net worth of over 78 billion dollars and is considered the most affluent being alive. Coming from a privileged family, Gates’ was taught the importance of good work ethic, and working hard to achieve his goals. As more of an introvert, Gates was pushed to be more social, so he was sent to a private school in hopes that he would find people who shared similar interests as him. Bill Gates’ passion for technology helped him found and shape Microsoft, developing the company into a worldwide phenomenon that overcame legal obstacles: and with the urge of others, Gates’
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Right from the start, Microsoft prevailed as it started as a software company in 1975 and begun its rise by 1980, when Bill Gates had signed a contract to supply IBM with operating system software, called Microsoft Disk Operating System, for Big Blue 's new computer the PC (Long). Microsoft 's big break came when they supplied software to a popular computer which established their technology around the world. Launching them to later success, Microsoft became popular through Gates’ five years of hard work to make the company a household name. To continue, Gates’ out-of-the-box strategy laid the foundation for the new company Microsoft to succeed. While describing the early stages of Microsoft The Economist states, “Until Microsoft came along, the big money was in maintaining a select family of very grand mainframes. Mr. Gates realised that falling hardware costs, combined with the negligible expense of making extra copies of standard software, would turn the computer business on its head” (“Microsoft: The meaning of Bill Gates”). When Bill Gates founded Microsoft, he was extremely focused and knew exactly what steps needed to be taken to make the company progress. Gates’ developed the company in a way that was unorthodox by focusing on the software rather than the hardware, which gave Microsoft an edge against the …show more content…
Gates’ journey to success started by him following his passion and Microsoft was born and developed through hard work. Although Gates’ journey with Microsoft was bumpy, he still prevailed in advancing the company. With the capital from the company Gates’ continues to make significant changes to the world by aiding less fortunate. Bill Gates is living proof of the American Dream, with a net worth of 78 billion dollars, he is richest man
Right from the start, Microsoft prevailed as it started as a software company in 1975 and begun its rise by 1980, when Bill Gates had signed a contract to supply IBM with operating system software, called Microsoft Disk Operating System, for Big Blue 's new computer the PC (Long). Microsoft 's big break came when they supplied software to a popular computer which established their technology around the world. Launching them to later success, Microsoft became popular through Gates’ five years of hard work to make the company a household name. To continue, Gates’ out-of-the-box strategy laid the foundation for the new company Microsoft to succeed. While describing the early stages of Microsoft The Economist states, “Until Microsoft came along, the big money was in maintaining a select family of very grand mainframes. Mr. Gates realised that falling hardware costs, combined with the negligible expense of making extra copies of standard software, would turn the computer business on its head” (“Microsoft: The meaning of Bill Gates”). When Bill Gates founded Microsoft, he was extremely focused and knew exactly what steps needed to be taken to make the company progress. Gates’ developed the company in a way that was unorthodox by focusing on the software rather than the hardware, which gave Microsoft an edge against the …show more content…
Gates’ journey to success started by him following his passion and Microsoft was born and developed through hard work. Although Gates’ journey with Microsoft was bumpy, he still prevailed in advancing the company. With the capital from the company Gates’ continues to make significant changes to the world by aiding less fortunate. Bill Gates is living proof of the American Dream, with a net worth of 78 billion dollars, he is richest man