Bill Gates

His childhood

• He was born and grew up in Seattle, Washington. (1)
• His mom was a teacher and then stayed home with the kids. Later she introduced him to people in IBM.(1)
• He seemed bored and withdrawn in school, and moved to a more challenging private school.(1)

His childhood (cont.)

• He took advantage of opportunities like when he used a computer glitch to gain free computer time in school even he had his computer privaledges revoked for it.(1)

Challenges

• He got into fights with his partner Paul Allen a lot. They had very different personalities. (1)
• He and Paul Allen sued the new owner of MITS for rights to the software they wrote.(1)
• Early computer enthusiasts apposed paying for software. (1)

Successes

• He and Paul Allen built a very successful business in Microsoft by using each others strenghts. Allen was business and Gates was software. (1)
• By keep the rights to his work (software) and being able to charge for software his company grew. (1)

Successes (cont.)

• He was a billionaire by 32. (1)
• He was a millionaire by 23. (1)
• Made windows 1-10 (for now)
• Held a reputation of being a shrewd businessman. (1)

What he had to overcome

• Going against the early computer enthusiests and selling software and not just giving it away. (1)
• Behaviour issues (bored during class). He made a 1590 on his SAT.(1)
• He reviewed every line of code before the companies software was shipped. (Hard work) (1)

People that inspired him

• His mom. She died of breast cancer in 1994. (1)
• Paul Allen's differences were very influencial in how the business grew.(1)
• MITS president Roberts helped Allen and Gates by being a common enemy.(1)

His legacy

• Microsoft.(2)
• The Gates Foundation. He has pledged to leave his fortune to charity.(2)
• The way we view software as a product and not just something included with the computer.(2)

Bibliography

• Biography Editors, "Bill Gates", Biography.com, April 28, 2017, Web May 12, 2017, http://www.biography.com/people/bill-gates-9307520
• Dominic Pavone, "Bill Gates' Leadership and Legacy History Fair Project", ,Web May 12, 2017, http://billgatesleadershipandlegacy.weebly.com/

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