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He was born in Seattle Washington and he was The founder of Microsoft
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His first job was as a computer programmer for TRW during his senior year in high school.
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Bill gates did not accomplish much in high school aside from getting a total score of 1590 out of 1600 on the SAT and enrolled at Harvard College as a freshman in 1973.
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He went to Lakeside School in Seattle and he graduated in 1973
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Gates attended Harvard for two years and then left to start Microsoft. Bill Gates attended Harvard University from 1973-1975. He was studying law, because he wanted to be a lawyer like his father. Yet Gates was more interested in the computer industry than law.
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He established Microsoft, the most successful computer software company. Paul Allen was hired into MITS, and Gates left Harvard for a while to work with him in Albuquerque in November 1975. They officially established Microsoft on 4 April 1975, with Gates as the CEO. Gates never returned to Harvard.
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Awards
Padma Bhushan 2015. Presidential Medal of Freedom 2016. National Medal of Technology and Innovation 1992. Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award 2013. Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society 1994. Silver Buffalo Award 2010. Bower Award for Business Leadership 2010. Bambi - Millennium Award 2013. Satellite Special Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution to Entertainment New Media 1997. -
He was married in January 1, 1994 to Melinda Gates and he had 3 children Phoebe Adele Gates, Rory John Gates, and Jennifer Katharine Gates.
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Bill Gates was named the richest man in the world at the age of 39 in 1995 by Forbes. In 1999 Gates was estimated to be worth $101 billion, there were reports that in 1996 when the company’s stocks hit a high, he was earning close to $30 million a day. In 2018 Bill Gates is ranked behind Amazon’s Jeff Bezos as the second richest man in the world. He is valued at $90 billion.
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Gates is now the richest person in America. In 2008, he stepped down from running Microsoft to focus on his wife Melinda and their company the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve education, fight hunger and develop vaccinations.
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The key is to not lose key qualities like a humble attitude, vision, or empathy in the process. Great leaders like Bill Gates are successful . His qualities and achievements set a great example for people who want to be leaders. He was also very optimistic and was very efficient
