One of the most powerful businessman in the world ranked No. 2 from the recent posted of review, Forbes Business Magazine 2010 released among hundred's of thousand billionaires in the world. He was one of the founders of Microsoft together with his colleague (Paul Allen). Bill Gates created the world's largest company and had made the biggest charitable contribution in terms of the history.
At the age of 17, he invented his first program called "Time Tabling System" from which he received his first earning of $4,200. After that day, he continued to be fascinated with technology and he one day he was at Lakeside, he met his colleague (Paul Allen) who have the same interest he has. Together, they decided to write the first computer language program for a personal computer. After, PC's Maker and MITS, showed interest in their work they both decide to put a business and called it "Microsoft", that was in 1975 the first ever making of microcomputer software during his time in Harvard University.
Five years after when he faced the big break on his company when they signed contract to provide operating systems with IBM-compatible new personal computer. Years passed, Microsoft has given permission to license operating system to other manufacturer that was the time when computers programs and software's grows and slowly becomes part of the business industry.
In the end of 1980's, his partner (Paul Allen) step backed from being in the frontline with Bill Gates in Microsoft. Gates continued to play the key role of Microsoft with his vision and mission, to network computers and depend it all in Microsoft. However, he did not foresee the entrance of Internet outside Microsoft at early 1990's. He founded as well the Corbis Corporation which he becomes a Director, etc…
Few years came; he married Melinda Gates in the year 1994 in a very memorable and romantic day (New Year's Eve). He has 3 siblings. He founded together with his wife the program of "Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation" in the year 2000 while he was actively working as the CEO of Microsoft till 2006. Early 2008 when he decided to step backed from being the CEO and created a position wherein he can work as in a part time only.
He has a lot of investment outside his Microsoft and Corbis Corporation…. He was the richest businessman in the world from 1995-2007 and 2009 (Forbes Business Magazine).
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