At 18, Bill Gates turned down multiple tech job offers—all before creating Microsoft: ‘That was kind of an ego boost'
Bill Gates turned down “incredibly flattering” employment offers from the likes of Honeywell and General Electric before his ...
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Bill Gates and 3 Other Business Owners Who Failed Before Achieving Massive Success
These days, we often hear about the importance of failure and the role it may play in launching or advancing our careers. It ...
At age 13, Bill Gates snuck out to write code until 2 a.m.—that ‘lucky break' helped him create Microsoft
Bill Gates’ teenage rebellious streak included sneaking out of his home to write computer code without his parents’ knowledge ...
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Bill Gates regretted leaving Harvard: I spent Microsoft's first year trying to get a friend to ‘take charge,' so I could return
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates struggled intensely with the “stay or go” decision that ultimately made him a billionaire.
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Philanthropy for health: past, present, and future
The Aga Khan IV, a billionaire businessman who died on Feb 4, aged 88 years, repeatedly rejected the title of philanthropist ...
How much does scientific progress cost? Without government dollars for research infrastructure, breakthroughs become improbable
It costs money to maintain the various facilities, utilities and personnel that allow scientists to conduct research in the ...
'What a ripoff!': Trump sparks backlash after cutting billions in overhead costs from NIH research grants
As part of a wider move by the Trump administration to slash wasteful spending, the National Institutes of Health announced ...
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Who Is Sabeer Bhatia? Meet Millionaire Co-Founded Hotmail, Sold It To Bill Gates For Rs. 3300 Crores
A look into the inspirational story of the renowned multi-millionaire, Sabeer Bhatia, who co-founded Hotmail (Outlook) and ...
Seattle Public Schools seeks $60 million from state to prevent budget cuts
In one scenario posed by the district, it would have to make up to $28.6 million in school staff and program cuts unless it gets help from the Legislature.
Bill Gates Slams Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos: 'Rich People Can Do Whatever They Want… But Malnourishment Is the Worst Thing There Is'
Bill Gates criticized Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos for focusing on space exploration instead of pressing global issues like ...
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Researchers decry ‘disastrously bad idea’ as NIH slashes payments for research infrastructure
The U.S. National Institutes of Health is lowering the maximum “indirect cost rate” that research institutions can charge the ...
Bill Gates Advocates Billionaire Tax That Would Wipe Out 62% of His Wealth — Here’s Why
Wealth inequality in the U.S. has grown over time, according to data from the Pew Research Center. As wealth inequality grows ...