Notes

Early Life

Note Card 1 (Early Life 1)

Quotes: "When he was 13, his parents believed he was not being challenged in his public
school and enrolled him in the private and highly demanding Lakeside School." and
"including his future business partner Paul Allen, took every opportunity to explore the
possibilities of the new technology, teaching themselves the basics of computer
programming"
Paraphrasing: When Bill Gates was a child, he was very inteligent and was not being
challenged in the public school he was enroled in. He also gained interset in computer
programming while enrolled at this school.
Source: "Bill Gates Biography." Academy of Achievement. N.p., 8 June 2010. Web. 16
Mar. 2015.

Note Card 2 (Early Life 2)

Quotes: "Lakeside was a private school chosen by Gates's parents in the hopes that it
would be more challenging for their son's intellectual drive and insatiable curiosity."
Paraphrasing: Gates was very intelligent as a child, which may have helped lead to the
sucess in his life.
Source: "Bill Gates." Biography in Context. Gale, 12 Dec. 1998. Web. 16 Mar. 2015.

Note Card 3 (Early Life Extra Info)

Quotes: "William H. Gates, III was born in Seattle, Washington, the second of three
children, in between an older and a younger sister."
Source: "Bill Gates Biography." Academy of Achievement. N.p., 8 June 2010. Web. 16
Mar. 2015.
Career

Note Card 6 (Career 1)

Quotes: "Two years later, we had a working prototype machine ... we had virtually no
customers. ... Between 1974 and 1980, Traf-O-Data totaled net losses of $3,494. We
closed shop shortly thereafter"
Paraphrasing: Bill Gates first buisness, he dropped out of Harvard University to co-found,
was a failure.
Source: Allen, Paul. "My Favorite Mistake: Paul Allen." Newsweek. N.p., 24 Apr. 2011.
Web. 1 Apr. 2015.

Note Card 7 (Career 2)

Quotes: "Early on, the stellar performance of Microsoft, which he cofounded in 1975,
boosted his net worth but he's been steadily selling his shares in the software company for
at least 15 years"
Paraphrasing: Gates overcame the adversity of his first failing buisness to create what
today is one of the most sucessful companies in the world.
Source: "The World's Billionaires." Forbes. Ed. Luisa Kroll and Kerry A. Dolan. Forbes
Magazine, 2015. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.

 Note Card 8 (Career 3)

Quotes: "Bill Gates was a teenage computer whiz when he dropped out of Harvard to
start his own company, Microsoft. Through a brilliant combination of technical prowess
and business insight, Gates made Microsoft the indispensable supplier of operating
systems and office software to computer users around the world"
Paraphrasing: Bill Gates definintly overcame his adversity of his first failing business and
created Microsoft. Microsoft has revolutionized communication, and all because Bill
Gates overcame his adversity.
Source: "Bill Gates Biography." Academy of Achievement. N.p., 8 June 2010. Web. 16
Mar. 2015.
College

Note Card 4 (College and Early Career 1)

Quotes: "Education: Drop Out, Harvard University"
Paraphrasing: Gates dropped out of college so he could start his own buisness.
Source: "The World's Billionaires." Forbes. Ed. Luisa Kroll and Kerry A. Dolan. Forbes
Magazine, 2015. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.

Note Card 5 (College and Early Career 2)

Quotes: "In 1975, Gates dropped out of Harvard to co-found Microsoft Corp. with Paul
Allen"
Paraphrasing: Gates and Allen went against the odds and attempted to create they're own
buisness.

Forbes

Note card 9 (Forbes 1)

Quotes: "Bill Gates is once again the richest person on the planet, a title he's held for 16
out of the last 21 years ... Early on, the stellar performance of Microsoft, which he
cofounded in 1975, boosted his net worth but he's been steadily selling his shares in the
software company for at least 15 years"
Paraphrasing: The company he founded in 1975 has caused him to become the richest
person on Earth.
Source: "The World's Billionaires." Forbes. Ed. Luisa Kroll and Kerry A. Dolan. Forbes
Magazine, 2015. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.

Note Card 10 (Forbes 2)

Quotes: "Net Worth As of 3/25/15,$78.8 Billion"
Paraphrasing: Bill gate's net worth of $78.8 billion makes him the richest man on Earth.
Source: "The World's Billionaires." Forbes. Ed. Luisa Kroll and Kerry A. Dolan. Forbes
Magazine, 2015. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.
Quotes

Note Card 11 (Bill Gates Quote)

Quotes: "Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose"
Paraphrasing: Gates is trying to say that success will change you, but it shouldn't change
who you are on the inside.

Source: "5 Quotes From Bill Gates That Prove You Need To Fail To Succeed." Elite
Daily 5 Quotes From Bill Gates That Prove You Need To Fail To Succeed Comments. Ed.
John Haltiwanger. Elite Daily, 10 Oct. 2014. Web. 19 Mar. 2015.

Note Card 12 (Bill Gates Quote)

Quotes: "Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one".
Paraphrasing: Gates is explaining that a person should be judged by first impresions, and
anyone can overcome adversity and become whatever they want to become.
Source: "5 Quotes From Bill Gates That Prove You Need To Fail To Succeed." Elite
Daily 5 Quotes From Bill Gates That Prove You Need To Fail To Succeed Comments. Ed.
John Haltiwanger. Elite Daily, 10 Oct. 2014. Web. 19 Mar. 2015.