Bill Gates
BB MEETS AFRICA
Introducing Bill Gates.
By BB Meets Africa the :
- 8 June, 2021
Bill, born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, United States is said to be the founder of Microsoft. Gates was a reader as a child, he spent many hours reading and made reference to books such as the encyclopedia.
He studied at a private school in Lakeside where he discovered computer science. Bill at the age of 13 and his childhood friend Paul Allen programmed their first games and sort to optimize software. He continued his education in Harvard University where he met Steve Ballmer who became the future boss of Microsoft till 2014.
He worked for many years until 2008, when he made a choice to withdraw from Microsoft and focus more on humanitarian work with his wife Melinda. They have a foundation known as Bill-and-Melinda-Gates humanitarian foundation that was set up in the year 2000 with the objective of providing the world’s population with the necessary innovations of improving health and acquiring knowledge.
Gates met his wife Melinda French and they got married in Hawaii, 1st January 1994. They currently have three children, two ladies and a gentleman. Bill and Melinda announced the end of their marriage in May 2021.
Some Inspirational Quotes - Bill Gates
- Success is a lousy teacher, it seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.
When I started Microsoft, I didn’t think it was all that risky, I was so excited about what I was doing, I worked day and night on the software so I could get the chance to give it a try with the very first contract I got.
- It’s fine to celebrate success, but it’s more important to heed the lessons of failure.
You can’t just keep doing the same old things you were doing before, you have to think about what you’ve been missing, get feedback from customers and learn from the complains they make, hire the very best people and also enjoy what you do every day. Working with smart people helps work on problems and you get better at what you are doing.
LESSON LEARNT :
When we move with those that are successful and try to emulate what they have done to bring them to that successful level, we can also become successful.
Bill Gates worked day and night so he could finish his software for his very first project. We can also cultivate the habit of working hard and learn how to bring projects to an end if we want to become successful and reach our goals we have set.
