Bill Gates says he got into every Ivy League school he applied to, but tailored a different ‘persona’ for each application: ‘Each was a performance’
I wanted the chance to see how I stacked up against the other brainy kids from a much wider pool than Lakeside,” Gates said.
Bill Gates was going 'founder mode' in 1976 before the term existed
Before Paul Graham defined "founder mode," Bill Gates embodied a similar approach when cofounding Microsoft in the 1970s.
Bill Gates was accepted into Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. He says he treated each application like a 'performance.'
My Beginnings," Bill Gates explained the different approaches he took when applying to Yale, Harvard, and Princeton.
Double Billing: Bill Gates and Bill Nye geek out on computers, science and changing human history
Bill Nye, the "Science Guy," and Bill Gates, the software guy, came together on one stage Thursday night in Seattle for an ...
Bill Gates’ book ‘Source Code’ is a surprisingly candid memoir of the Microsoft mogul’s early years
The first in a planned trilogy of books about his life, Source Code covers Gates' remarkable childhood in Seattle, his brief ...
Microsoft founder Bill Gates explores the making of his internal operating system in new memoir
With his 70th birthday looming on this year’s horizon, Microsoft founder Bill Gates looked inward to open a window into the ...
Bill Gates: This 1 trait sets me apart from most people—it was crucial to my success
Throughout his life, Bill Gates has dedicated himself to learning about a wide variety of topics — part of a trait that he ...
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I Chatted With Bill Gates About How He Became the Ultimate Computer Nerd
In his new book, Gates recalls a unique childhood that led him to build a technology empire. We talk BASIC, old PCs, ...
Bill Gates' Harvard Professor: 'I Wasn't Surprised When He Dropped Out—But I Wish I'd Invested in Him'—$100 Could Be $650,000 Today
Bill Gates didn't stick around Harvard for long—he dropped out after three semesters to start Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) in 1975. But he was there just long enough to leave a lasting impression. One of ...
Bill Gates' Early Departure From Harvard: Not Surprising, Says Former Professor: 'I Just Wish I'd Invested In Him'
Harry Lewis, the former Harvard professor of Bill Gates, recently expressed that Gates' decision to drop out of Harvard to ...
A soulful Bill Gates visits Boston and shares some regrets
The Microsoft cofounder talked about his ‘pretty ideal’ childhood, with one shocking loss, at a Harvard Book Store event on Monday evening.