Entrepreneur Entrepreneur

BILL GATESBILL GATES

BiographyBiography• Birthday October 28 1955 (54) Birthday October 28 1955 (54)

• Bill Gates hometown is Seattle, Bill Gates hometown is Seattle, Washington Washington

• Bill Gates went to the school Tyee Bill Gates went to the school Tyee Park Elementary in Clover Park.Park Elementary in Clover Park.

• He is married to his wife Melinda and He is married to his wife Melinda and they have 3 children they have 3 children

factsfacts• At the age of 13 Bill Gates began At the age of 13 Bill Gates began

programming computers.programming computers.

• He started Microsoft in 1975 He started Microsoft in 1975

• He retired from Microsoft in 2008 He retired from Microsoft in 2008

• You can buy shares of Microsoft You can buy shares of Microsoft

The success of the wizThe success of the wiz• Other small businesses Other small businesses

have benefitted of of have benefitted of of Microsoft success. Microsoft success.

• Bill Gates created Bill Gates created Microsoft that nobody Microsoft that nobody created. created.

• He is brilliant… so He is brilliant… so brilliant that he dropped brilliant that he dropped out of Harvard because out of Harvard because it wasn’t challenging it wasn’t challenging enough for this wiz.enough for this wiz.

Microsoft Numbers Microsoft Numbers

• It’s a publicly traded company at It’s a publicly traded company at roughly $31 per shareroughly $31 per share

• Microsoft has workers in a 139 Microsoft has workers in a 139 countries in 2010, 135,000 countries in 2010, 135,000 employeesemployees

• Microsoft products include windows, Microsoft products include windows, office, and a xbox 360. office, and a xbox 360.

What Bill Gates is involved in What Bill Gates is involved in nownow

• Bill Gates is currently involved in Key Bill Gates is currently involved in Key Management, and strategic decisions Management, and strategic decisions at Microsoft. at Microsoft.

• He is one of the richest men on earth He is one of the richest men on earth and is healthy and wealthy and has a and is healthy and wealthy and has a very good life.very good life.