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Bill Gates. Bill Gates. A very smart and gifted businessman. Thinking Development. In 1955, a baby was born in Seattle, Washington who grew up to be a very successful businessman in America. Bill was a very smart boy and his parents wanted him to become a lawyer.
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Bill Gates A very smart and gifted businessman ThinkingDevelopment In 1955, a baby was born in Seattle, Washington who grew up to be a very successful businessman in America. Bill was a very smart boy and his parents wanted him to become a lawyer. Bill was interested in other things. He was more interested in computers than he was in law. At the age of 18, Bill went to Harvard University, which is one of the hardest schools to get into in the United States. Background -Born in Seattle, Washington -Parents wanted him to be a lawyer -Interested in computers -Went to Harvard 2. Computer company -Began with friends -Left Harvard -Successful company 3. Donates to charities -Helps people in need -Charity with wife Born in Seattle, Washington Parents wanted him to be a lawyer Interested in computers Went to Harvard Background
Bill Gates A very smart and gifted businessman ThinkingDevelopment Bill became very ambitious, and began a computer company with his friends while he was at Harvard University. After two years at Harvard, Bill left school to concentrate on his company. It is called “Microsoft”. With all the brilliant ideas Bill and his friends had for the company, Microsoft quickly became one of the most successful companies in the world. Background -Born in Seattle, Washington -Parents wanted him to be a lawyer -Interested in computers -Went to Harvard 2. Computer company -Began with friends -Left Harvard -Successful company 3. Donates to charities -Helps people in need -Charity with wife Began with friends Left Harvard Successful company Computer company Fact: That made Bill Gates one of the richest people in the world, and he stayed the richest person in the world for 15 years.
Bill Gates A very smart and gifted businessman ThinkingDevelopment Background -Born in Seattle, Washington -Parents wanted him to be a lawyer -Interested in computers -Went to Harvard 2. Computer company -Began with friends -Left Harvard -Successful company 3. Donates to charities -Helps people in need -Charity with wife One of the things Bill has tried to do for society after he became rich is donate a lot of his money to charities to help people who are in need. He has even started a charity with his wife, called the “Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation”. Helps people in need Charity with wife. Donates to charities Fact #1: In 2008, Bill Gates announced that he would stop working full time at Microsoft, to fully concentrate on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Fact #2: Today, he is the third richest person in the world. Apparently, he has about 58,000,000,000 dollars.