However, the two owners had the courage not to lose hope and as “Struggling is a Part of the Story”, both of them came up with the launch of MS-BASIC, which helped them in making a profit of $50,000. The issue was occurring mainly due to the usage of some pirated software. Shortly thereafter, the company started to face financial crises that made Gates and Allen realize that Microsoft had dropped to the lowest affordable point. This process was done by Gates’ mother, Mary Maxwell.
In the initial stage, the company was delivering small software products to different firms as they were not able to hire a sales manager. And with this, he started his journey on the way to becoming a successful billionaire.īill Gates and Paul Allen, in 1975, co-founded a software company that was named as Micro-Soft.
He developed another software, a few years later and earned $30,000 from it. In the early age, Gates and Allen continued to build software’s and Bill Gates sold software to optimize traffic for $20,000 in the age of 15. This led the school to become fully aware of Gates’ talent. Gates and Allen together with two other students wrote a payroll program for Information Sciences in exchange for computer time and royalties. While at school, Bill Gates along with Paul Allen worked together in a system that belonged to Computer Center Corporation, to find bugs in it. Bill Gates, on the GEC machine, built his first ever computer program. The school administration allowed him to pursue his interest by excusing him from classes. While at school, seeing Gates’ flare in programming, the school administration decided to buy him a computer from the General Electric Company. He also got himself enrolled into a private preparatory school, the Lakeside School at the same age. Gates was a brilliant student who performed exceptionally well in academics, especially in the subject, Mathematics.Īt the early age of 13, a passion for computers and programming was developed by Bill Gates. His father was a prosperous attorney, while his mother was a school teacher who became a member of the First Interstate Bank Board of Directors. Bill Gates had to work hard in order to become what he is today. Well, the guy comes from a fairly wealthy background so he doesn’t have a story that rags-to-rich one. But how did he shaped this wealth, and how did he tackle the obstacles to get there? With an estimated $90.6 billion in net worth, Gates is the world’s, second-richest man. Have a look here and you will find everything that you’ve ever wanted to know about Bill Gates’ life and achievements!īill Gates is an American programmer, entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist, co-founder of Microsoft: the premier software company in the world. Bill Gates is one of the most inspiring figures in history, he has had a life packed with achievements. Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation and one of the world’s most prominent individuals, who was born in Seattle, Washington, on October 28, 1955.