Opinion from a fan site
With a net worth estimated at close to
US$60 billion (1999), Bill Gates is the richest man in the world.
How does he do it? A careful analysis of the way Bill Gates runs
Microsoft points to ten secrets of his success. For those who want
to follow in his footsteps, here they are:
Be in the right place at the right time:
In the era of the knowledge worker, technical know-how and
creativity are the new corporate assets. Combine these with business
acumen and a highly competitive nature and you have a rare breed indeed. Bill Gates is that rare
breed. But a remarkable piece
of good fortune carried him to an altitude where his special talents could
flourish.
Fall in love with the technology:
Bill Gates has had a lifelong love affair with the personal
computer. From the very beginning, Gates and his partner Paul Allen
could see that the PC would change everything. The two would talk
late into the night about what the post-PC world would be like. They
never truly doubted that the revolution would come. "It's going
to happen" was an article of faith for the fledgling Microsoft, and
they were going to write software for it when it did.
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