Bill Gates

Yeah, it's actually pretty complicated underneath, which is why we had to hire lots of smart engineers and write a lot of code.

Yeah, it's actually pretty complicated underneath, which is why we had to hire lots of smart engineers and write a lot of code.

We pretty much had to figure it out. I mean, we did hire a few adults who knew things like finance and accounting. But because we were at the forefront of a revolution, this idea of, okay, how do you manage these people? How do you price this stuff? And we decided we'd sell all over the world, so I have to— build a team in Japan and Europe and deal with all the languages.

We pretty much had to figure it out. I mean, we did hire a few adults who knew things like finance and accounting. But because we were at the forefront of a revolution, this idea of, okay, how do you manage these people? How do you price this stuff? And we decided we'd sell all over the world, so I have to— build a team in Japan and Europe and deal with all the languages.

We pretty much had to figure it out. I mean, we did hire a few adults who knew things like finance and accounting. But because we were at the forefront of a revolution, this idea of, okay, how do you manage these people? How do you price this stuff? And we decided we'd sell all over the world, so I have to— build a team in Japan and Europe and deal with all the languages.

I have to say it was super fun. And because we were right, these computers got so popular, we made enough money, we just kept hiring more and more people and eventually built Windows and Office, which had Excel spreadsheet and Microsoft Word.

I have to say it was super fun. And because we were right, these computers got so popular, we made enough money, we just kept hiring more and more people and eventually built Windows and Office, which had Excel spreadsheet and Microsoft Word.

I have to say it was super fun. And because we were right, these computers got so popular, we made enough money, we just kept hiring more and more people and eventually built Windows and Office, which had Excel spreadsheet and Microsoft Word.

So by the late 90s,

So by the late 90s,

So by the late 90s,

Because we're always pure software, the only competition is that Apple does its own operating system, which competes with Windows. But we write software on the Macintosh. In fact, we had as many people as Steve Jobs did when he's doing the Macintosh, because we do our word processor, we do our spreadsheet. And it was amazing because, you know, Steve did the Mac. That was wonderful.

Because we're always pure software, the only competition is that Apple does its own operating system, which competes with Windows. But we write software on the Macintosh. In fact, we had as many people as Steve Jobs did when he's doing the Macintosh, because we do our word processor, we do our spreadsheet. And it was amazing because, you know, Steve did the Mac. That was wonderful.

Because we're always pure software, the only competition is that Apple does its own operating system, which competes with Windows. But we write software on the Macintosh. In fact, we had as many people as Steve Jobs did when he's doing the Macintosh, because we do our word processor, we do our spreadsheet. And it was amazing because, you know, Steve did the Mac. That was wonderful.

Then he leaves Apple. Apple's being very mismanaged. When he comes back, I reach a deal with him where we actually invest in Apple and commit to do our software, and then he runs that company so well that going from the verge of failure, it actually becomes the most valuable company in the world, even slightly more valuable than Microsoft.

Then he leaves Apple. Apple's being very mismanaged. When he comes back, I reach a deal with him where we actually invest in Apple and commit to do our software, and then he runs that company so well that going from the verge of failure, it actually becomes the most valuable company in the world, even slightly more valuable than Microsoft.

Then he leaves Apple. Apple's being very mismanaged. When he comes back, I reach a deal with him where we actually invest in Apple and commit to do our software, and then he runs that company so well that going from the verge of failure, it actually becomes the most valuable company in the world, even slightly more valuable than Microsoft.

So we ended up working together. And then in the last few years when he was sick, we got to reflect on our lives and talk to each other quite a bit. We were kind of competitors. I mean, he would criticize Windows pretty brutally, but that's okay. But his skill set, which was kind of design and user interface, he was not an engineer. And so my skill is very much as an engineer.

So we ended up working together. And then in the last few years when he was sick, we got to reflect on our lives and talk to each other quite a bit. We were kind of competitors. I mean, he would criticize Windows pretty brutally, but that's okay. But his skill set, which was kind of design and user interface, he was not an engineer. And so my skill is very much as an engineer.

So we ended up working together. And then in the last few years when he was sick, we got to reflect on our lives and talk to each other quite a bit. We were kind of competitors. I mean, he would criticize Windows pretty brutally, but that's okay. But his skill set, which was kind of design and user interface, he was not an engineer. And so my skill is very much as an engineer.