Harvard Business School 9-392-019 Rev. July 8. 1993 Bill Gates and the Management of Microsoft Despite the fact that we’ve been successful financially‚ there’s an ongoing need to anticipate where this industry is going‚ and to be at the forefront of changing the products. And this is every bit as challenging as it’s ever been--and perhaps more so. Bill Gates‚ Microsoft Chairman and CEO‚ 1991 On June 30‚ 1991‚ Microsoft Corporation closed the books on another year of dazzling growth. Revenues for
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Bill Gates: Before Microsoft From his first business venture through his multi-billion dollar deals‚ Bill Gates has always been a ferocious and keen businessman. Bill Gates first started tinkering with computers when his high school‚ Lakeside Prep‚ wanted to acquaint its students with computers. In 1968 the school held a fund raiser to buy computer time on a DEC PDP-10 computer that was owned by General Electric. Lakeside was able to raise enough money for what they thought would be ample
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$290 dollar lottery ticket. That year‚ she brought enough food to feed 39 people in her neighborhood. This paper will answer what about Bea Gaddy’s organization appeals to me‚ what values we share‚ which of the seven primary characteristics of organizational culture does her organization embody‚ does the organization have a strong or weak culture‚ and is the culture ethnical‚ customer-responsive or spiritual. The Bea Gaddy Foundation is a non-profit organization has grown into help thousands of people
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Bill Gates When one thinks of computer software‚ one must think of Microsoft. In fact if you use a computer‚ chances are that you will have some type of program on there that is developed by Microsoft. The CEO‚ chairman‚ cofounder‚ and owner of 147 billion shares of Microsoft is Bill Gates. William Henry Gates III was born in the midst of a scenic Seattle on Thursday‚ October 28‚ 1995 to his parents Mary and William Henry Gates Jr. His childhood was uneventful and was well raised. He went
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Hobbies of Gates 3. School age a. Primary school b. Transfer to Seattle’s Lakeside School c. Meeting with Paul Allen d. First success 4. University years and life before Microsoft a. Harvard life b. Co-working with Paul Allen c. Creating of Micro-Soft 5. Beginning of Microsoft a. Microsoft went to public b. Paul Allen got cancer 6. Bill Gates retired as CEO of Microsoft a. Being the richest man in the world 7. Creating of Bill & Melinda Gates foundation
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Bill Gates We read books for a number of reasons but usually because we want to or we have to. When you pick up a book it falls into one of three types‚ dependent on whether it is a want to or a have to type of book. First there’s the kind of book you pick up and like the look of but then the first chapter is so bad that you have to put it down because you are either too confused by the plot or you discover it has been written in some obscure untranslatable language. The second type is where
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<center><b>New Learning "A Life Worth Knowing About"</b></center> <br> <br>William Henry Gates‚ also known as "Bill"‚ has established himself as the richest man in the world. He is the youngest self made billionaire‚ and perhaps the best businessman in the world. As you read along‚ you will learn what Bill Gates’ accomplishments were‚ what his beliefs were‚ and why this topic is so important. Bill Gates is important because not only did he change the computer technology in America‚ he also became
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The greatest man that ever lived Bill gates descended from a long line of entrepreneurs and lively‚ high spirited people. William Henry gates II‚ his father‚ is philanthropist‚ an author‚ and a retired American attorney. His mother‚ Mary gates‚ was chairwoman of united way international‚ University of Washington regent‚ and a school teacher. William Henry gates III‚ born in Seattle‚ Washington‚ is an inventor‚ programmer‚ investor‚ and philanthropist‚ but more importantly he was a brilliant businessman
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Bill Gates‚ the co-founder and one-time CEO of Microsoft Corporation‚ is a man that I have admired from the moment I first heard about him. Bill along with his long time friend Paul Allen founded Micro-soft in 1975. Guided by a belief that the personal computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home‚ they began developing software for personal computers. In America today‚ 2 out of every 3 homes have a computer. Gates’ foresight and vision regarding personal computing
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Bill Gates HISTORY William Henry "Bill" Gates III was born in 1955 in Seattle. He grew up in an upper middle-class family with two sisters: Kristianne‚ who is older‚ and Libby‚ who is younger. His father was a prominent lawyer and mother served on the board of directors of national bank. He was excellent in all subjects at school. At Lakeside School which he attended‚ a Seattle computer company offered to provide computer time for the students. That ’s where his interest in computers
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