Bill Gates
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Exactly. She put a lot of her time into that, both in our city, but also at the federal level. And so she was always telling me, okay, you've got to run a United Way campaign and give back. Sadly, she died pretty young, about 30 years ago. And it was my dad who actually, when I was still full-time at Microsoft,
Exactly. She put a lot of her time into that, both in our city, but also at the federal level. And so she was always telling me, okay, you've got to run a United Way campaign and give back. Sadly, she died pretty young, about 30 years ago. And it was my dad who actually, when I was still full-time at Microsoft,
ran the foundation and got it going for the first 10 years and kind of set the culture in a very positive way. So he did get to see and participate in, you know, all those dictates that go back to my childhood.
ran the foundation and got it going for the first 10 years and kind of set the culture in a very positive way. So he did get to see and participate in, you know, all those dictates that go back to my childhood.
ran the foundation and got it going for the first 10 years and kind of set the culture in a very positive way. So he did get to see and participate in, you know, all those dictates that go back to my childhood.
Yeah, no, well, my kids are both lucky, although being a child of somebody well-known, I'm sure your kids experience some of it. It's got a lot of pluses, but some minuses as well.
Yeah, no, well, my kids are both lucky, although being a child of somebody well-known, I'm sure your kids experience some of it. It's got a lot of pluses, but some minuses as well.
Yeah, no, well, my kids are both lucky, although being a child of somebody well-known, I'm sure your kids experience some of it. It's got a lot of pluses, but some minuses as well.
Well, I'm giving them as a percentage of the wealth, a pretty small percentage. I mean, in absolute, it's a lot. And I do believe that they'll have their own careers and they'll be very generous with what they're doing. But I didn't decide that we would take that wealth and pass it down. 95% goes out. through the foundation.
Well, I'm giving them as a percentage of the wealth, a pretty small percentage. I mean, in absolute, it's a lot. And I do believe that they'll have their own careers and they'll be very generous with what they're doing. But I didn't decide that we would take that wealth and pass it down. 95% goes out. through the foundation.
Well, I'm giving them as a percentage of the wealth, a pretty small percentage. I mean, in absolute, it's a lot. And I do believe that they'll have their own careers and they'll be very generous with what they're doing. But I didn't decide that we would take that wealth and pass it down. 95% goes out. through the foundation.
And yet, you know, I'm super happy with how hard they work and their values. You know, my wife, Melinda, did a great job raising the kids, and it's worked out well.
And yet, you know, I'm super happy with how hard they work and their values. You know, my wife, Melinda, did a great job raising the kids, and it's worked out well.
And yet, you know, I'm super happy with how hard they work and their values. You know, my wife, Melinda, did a great job raising the kids, and it's worked out well.
Yeah, so digestion is super complicated, and that's why these nutritional fads come along. And the New Yorker cartoon said, you better adopt this new nutritional fad quickly before they prove it doesn't work. What happens is that in your gut, there's a lot of bacteria they call the microbiome.
Yeah, so digestion is super complicated, and that's why these nutritional fads come along. And the New Yorker cartoon said, you better adopt this new nutritional fad quickly before they prove it doesn't work. What happens is that in your gut, there's a lot of bacteria they call the microbiome.
Yeah, so digestion is super complicated, and that's why these nutritional fads come along. And the New Yorker cartoon said, you better adopt this new nutritional fad quickly before they prove it doesn't work. What happens is that in your gut, there's a lot of bacteria they call the microbiome.
And we're just now, as you swallow this capsule and it absorbs all of those bacteria, we see what's going on. We finally understand what's going on. And so our foundation works on malnutrition. These big pharmaceutical companies like Eli Lilly work on overnutrition. And it turns out that we work together
And we're just now, as you swallow this capsule and it absorbs all of those bacteria, we see what's going on. We finally understand what's going on. And so our foundation works on malnutrition. These big pharmaceutical companies like Eli Lilly work on overnutrition. And it turns out that we work together
And we're just now, as you swallow this capsule and it absorbs all of those bacteria, we see what's going on. We finally understand what's going on. And so our foundation works on malnutrition. These big pharmaceutical companies like Eli Lilly work on overnutrition. And it turns out that we work together