5th richest person in the world

Bill Gates
 Biography
William Henry Gates III or better known as Bill Gates is an American
business magnate, software developer, investor and author. He was
born on October 28, 1955.Gates grew up in an upper-middle-class
family with his older sister, Kristianne, and younger sister, Libby. Their
father, William H. Gates Sr., was a promising, if somewhat shy, law
student when he met his future wife, Mary Maxwell. She was an
athletic, outgoing student at the University of Washington, actively
involved in student affairs and leadership. Gates is married to his wife ,
Melinda French Gates and has three children who are Phoebe Adele
Gates, Jennifer Catherine Gates and Rory John Gates. His net worth is
101.3 billion USD.
 Biography
Nationality: US

Salary: If you take into account tax and drill down his earnings, Gates
makes over $100 per second.

Education: With an IQ of 160, Gates is classified as a genius. It's not a

surprise to find out he scored 1590 out of 1600 in his college SATs. He
dropped out of Harvard University aged 20 and returned over 30 years
later to be awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in 2007.
 Personality
1. Focus
Knowing something is much different than having wisdom. Gates focuses on the one thing he knows best, which is
software, and then he makes it the best it can become. He worked hard to dominate his industry, made execution a
top priority, and stuck with the skills that he considered to be his strongest. You can still see this focus through the
work he does with his charitable foundation.

2. Big Picture
Gates also takes a practical approach to setting goals. He has a big picture that he keeps in mind. Instead of
creating a vision that is unapproachable, Gates uses a step-based approach to make progress toward his vision. It’s
like trying to walk up a staircase. With this leadership style, you’re taking one step at a time instead of trying to
jump from the bottom to the top.

3. Creativity
Instead of staying in a zone of comfort, Gates encouraged himself and his people to embrace creativity. His
leadership style works to empower people because individual perspectives create new opportunities to explore
ideas. Although some people followed him because of the charisma he exudes, many people followed Gates
because they knew he could help them transform themselves into better leaders too.

 Career history
Gates broke into the tech world by writing a BASIC program for the
Altair computer system in partnership with his friend Paul Allen. He
dropped out of Harvard to set up a company called Microsoft
(originally Micro-Soft) with Allen in 1975. At age 23, Gates
spearheaded Microsoft and the company grossed $2.5million in
1978. Microsoft's progress to tech giant began in 1980 when IBM
was looking for software to use on its forthcoming Personal
Computer (PC) system.

 Career history
Gates purchased software for $50,000 and adapted it to run on IBM's
hardware. Known as MS-DOS, IBM attempted to buy the source code, but
Gates refused. Being a savvy businessman he asked IBM to pay a licensing
fee for every PC which was going to use the software. This allowed the firm
to license software to any PC manufacturer, and the revenue model is still
used today.
In 1985, Gates and Microsoft launched its first operating system with a
graphical user interface (GUI). Known as Windows it came to market nearly
two years after being announced. In 1986, Microsoft went public with an
initial public offering (IPO) of $21 per share. In 1987, Gates became a
billionaire when the share price increased to over $90 per share.
 Career history
The Microsoft Office product suite was released in 1989 and under Gates' tenure
the Windows operating system was refreshed every couple of years. Gates
stepped down from the day-to-day operations in 2000. He handed over the reigns
to college friend and 20 year Microsoft veteran Steve Ballmer. He remained
chairman of the board but he began to focus more on his charitable work with the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In 2006, Gates revealed he would be leaving
Microsoft to focus on his charity work full-time. His last full day at Microsoft was
on 27 June 2008. Gates made the announcement that he would be stepping
down as Microsoft chairman and move into a new position as technology adviser
in February 2014.
 Interesting fact !!
Gates was arrested in 1977 for running a red light and driving without a license. It
spawned quite the mugshot.

Two years into his college education, Gates dropped out of Harvard University to take
a shot at life and start Microsoft. The business eventually made him a millionaire by 26.
In 2010, the Harvard Crimson called Gates “Harvard’s most successful dropout”.

Gates has three children and you must think they are very lucky for they will amass all
their father’s fortune eventually. But did you know that each of them will only inherit
$10 million each? This is just a fraction of their father’s $81.1 billion net worth.

Gates scored a near-perfect 1590 out of 1600 on his SATs. If u don't know what is SATs
?SAT is Scholastic Assessment Test widely used for college admissions in the United
States

Bill Gates started writing software as a kid. Even before he graduated high school, it
was obvious he wasn't like the other children. At the age of 13, he made a version of
tic-tac-toe on a General Electric computer.

Did you know that there is a game called spend bill gates money by neal.fun ? If you
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