As Microsoft founder Bill Gates has raced back to the top and to be officially recognised as the richest person on the earth, we bring you his inspiring success story.
Born in 1955, in Seattle, Washington, Gates’ career has been one of the most important in the world of computing, digital business, and communications. Gates got passionate about computer technology at a young age and his enthusiasm was very much encouraged by his parents. He began spending a great deal of time programming using BASIC language.
Such was his obsession that it even got him into trouble in incidences such as when he was banned from using school computers after he messed around with the codes at school systems to allow himself more time.
Bill Gates’ quest for software creation led him to found Microsoft which started that started to create and supply various operating systems for innumerable computer manufacturers in the 1980s.
Not an early success but Microsoft and Gates have continued to scale new heights with advance technologies and system processors while serving both businesses and home users.
With a net worth of $110 billion -, Gates is now a board member at Microsoft as he is also deeply involved in the operations of Melinda Gates Foundation, a charity devoted to ending disease, hunger, and other issues in the developing world.
Known for his composed demeanor and total insistence on perfection, Bill Gates continue to remind the world the importance of hardwork, focus, and ambition.
