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Bill Gates Speaks

Bill Gates Speaks. Irippuge Perera (Sean). Insight from the World’s Greatest Entrepreneur This book is dedicated to Austin, with a prayer for lasting peace in Ireland. Early Life. Childhood. Born in October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington Father – William H. Gates, a lawyer

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Bill Gates Speaks

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  1. Bill Gates Speaks Irippuge Perera (Sean)

  2. Insight from the World’s Greatest Entrepreneur This book is dedicated to Austin, with a prayer for lasting peace in Ireland

  3. Early Life

  4. Childhood • Born in October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington • Father – William H. Gates, a lawyer • Mother – Marry Gates, School teacher – University of Washington, and the chairperson of United Way International • Elder sister, Kristianne and younger sister, Libby

  5. “Growing up, my parents always encouraged us to read a lot and think for ourselves. They included us in discussions on everything from books to politics. In the summer, we’d go up to Hood Canal where our family and several other families who gathered there every year would play a lot of competitive games – relay races, egg tosses, Capture the Flag. It was always a great time, and it gave all of us a sense that we could compete and succeed.”

  6. School

  7. High School • At thirteen Gates entered the Lakeside School • Computer Programming • Software Development • 1590 on his SATs. “As a student I took notes either hand, using my right hand when I was bored and wanted a small challenge.”

  8. High School Friends • Paul Allen • Ric Weiland • Kent Evans “When we were teenagers, Paul Allen taught me a lot about computer hardware and encouraged me to believe in – and bet on – the microprocessor. I was lucky enough, at a young age, to discover something that I loved and that fascinated me – and still fascinates me. And I was lucky to have parents who motivated and encouraged me.”

  9. Harvard • In the fall of 1973 • Pre-law degree - Freshman • First me Steve Ballmer, current CEO of Microsoft

  10. Leaving Harvard • Left out from Harvard in his junior year without graduating • Wanted to spend more time on software programming and development “I loved my years at college and, in many respects, I regretted leaving. I did it only because I had an idea – founding the first microcomputer software company – that couldn’t wait.”

  11. Microsoft

  12. The Step To The Business World • In November 1975, Gates and Paul Allen introduced the gigantic name: “Microsoft” • Found a basic operating system called DOS with the blend of BASIC “I can visualize the source code to the vision of BASIC that I wrote for the first microcomputer, back in 1975. That was the programming code that got Microsoft started, so maybe it’s no surprise that I can still see every detail of the first page, the second page, the third page – as if they were in front of me.”

  13. Contract with IBM • Gates was 25 years old and Microsoft had only 32 employees • In 1980, signed a contract with International Business Machines (IBM) to develop an operating system for its personal computers • Hereafter many computer makers used DOS and Microsoft became a success

  14. Family

  15. Marriage • On January 1, 1994 Gates married Melinda French

  16. High Technological Home • Total estimated value of the land and building is $125

  17. Business @ The Speed of Thought

  18. A Book • In 1999, Gates published a book • Consisting of the solutions for business problems through the computer technology • Issued in 25 languages and available in more than 60 countries

  19. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

  20. $29 Billion to Charities • Establish a charitable services foundation in 2000 • Objective – granting funds for college scholarships for under-represented minorities, AIDS prevention, diseases prevention in developing countries, and other causes • $219 million to the University of Cambridge for scholarships • $1 billion to the United Negro college fund • $3.6 billion for world health • More than $477 million to community projects

  21. In The Present

  22. Business • The world’s richest person till 2007 for 13 consecutive years • The latest major innovation- Windows VISTA • The end of year 2007, Microsoft had revenues of US$ 51.12 million and more than 78000 employee in all over the world • On June 15, 2006, Gates declared that he would be step away from Microsoft’s domestic management operations • He wants to dedicate his time on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation projects

  23. Time Line • 1955 William Henry Gates was born • 1967 Enrolled in the Lakeside School in Seattle • 1973 Enrolled in Harvard University • 1975 Bill Gates and Paul G. Allen wrote the first software language for a personal computer, and established Microsoft • 1978 Microsoft established an international sales office in Japan • 1986 Gates became a billionaire, at 31 years of age, the youngest person to do so • 1994 Gates and Melinda French were married • 1995 The world’s richest person - $12.9 billion

  24. The END

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