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Top 10 Business Lessons from Bill Gates
Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard in 1974.
In I975, he co-founded Microsoft – a computer software company that would eventually make Gates the world’s wealthiest man. He earned the money by masterfully guiding the world into the era of networked personal computers.
Today, Gates is no longer the world’s wealthiest, but he’s still worth a healthy US$ 59 billion.
He’s retired from his role as Microsoft’s CEO and instead devotes himself full-time to philanthropy through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Below, you’ll find 10 business lessons from the life of Bill Gates.
1. Get Lucky like Bill Gates. 2. Make the Most of the Luck You’re Given
. 3. Bite Off More than You Can Chew
. 4. Quality Control is Crucial
5. Revolutionary Ideas are Shown, Not Told
. 6. Persevere
7. Share Your Vision with Your Team
8. Marketing is Simple
9. Don’t Learn From Success
10. Learn from Unhappy Customers
...Bill Gates career has been marked by his incredible vision. Microsoft beat out the competition largely because they were always looking one step ahead, to the next revolutionary idea.
The lesson here: if you want to get ahead in business, think ahead.
Gates was still thinking ahead when he retired from Microsoft in 2008. He told PC Mag that he thought the Tablet PCs, Internet TV, and natural user interface would be thriving in the near future. History is proving him right.
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By Tolu Adebayo | Success Mindset | Somethingfy.comTop 10 Business Lessons from Bill Gates
Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard in 1974.
In I975, he co-founded Microsoft – a computer software company that would eventually make Gates the world’s wealthiest man. He earned the money by masterfully guiding the world into the era of networked personal computers.
Today, Gates is no longer the world’s wealthiest, but he’s still worth a healthy US$ 59 billion.
He’s retired from his role as Microsoft’s CEO and instead devotes himself full-time to philanthropy through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Below, you’ll find 10 business lessons from the life of Bill Gates.
1. Get Lucky like Bill Gates. 2. Make the Most of the Luck You’re Given
. 3. Bite Off More than You Can Chew
. 4. Quality Control is Crucial
5. Revolutionary Ideas are Shown, Not Told
. 6. Persevere
7. Share Your Vision with Your Team
8. Marketing is Simple
9. Don’t Learn From Success
10. Learn from Unhappy Customers
...Bill Gates career has been marked by his incredible vision. Microsoft beat out the competition largely because they were always looking one step ahead, to the next revolutionary idea.
The lesson here: if you want to get ahead in business, think ahead.
Gates was still thinking ahead when he retired from Microsoft in 2008. He told PC Mag that he thought the Tablet PCs, Internet TV, and natural user interface would be thriving in the near future. History is proving him right.