Bill Gates

From the 80s and 90s, there's some good footage. But we have very limited time. The stuff I agree with, there's no need to mention. So when I moved from Microsoft, where it's really top engineers, And some of the people sitting in the meeting would be people who work in the field. Their genius is often a softer set of skills than thinking all the numbers through that this could be 10%.

From the 80s and 90s, there's some good footage. But we have very limited time. The stuff I agree with, there's no need to mention. So when I moved from Microsoft, where it's really top engineers, And some of the people sitting in the meeting would be people who work in the field. Their genius is often a softer set of skills than thinking all the numbers through that this could be 10%.

And the idea of using a little bit of sarcasm, it can come across as, I'm not even sure you belong here. And so at the end of the meeting, you want feedback on, was it motivating the people in this meeting to find a solution or did it motivate them to not work on this problem? Yeah. or refresh their resume when I wanted to keep them. So I did have to learn a lot about new domains.

And the idea of using a little bit of sarcasm, it can come across as, I'm not even sure you belong here. And so at the end of the meeting, you want feedback on, was it motivating the people in this meeting to find a solution or did it motivate them to not work on this problem? Yeah. or refresh their resume when I wanted to keep them. So I did have to learn a lot about new domains.

And the idea of using a little bit of sarcasm, it can come across as, I'm not even sure you belong here. And so at the end of the meeting, you want feedback on, was it motivating the people in this meeting to find a solution or did it motivate them to not work on this problem? Yeah. or refresh their resume when I wanted to keep them. So I did have to learn a lot about new domains.

When people can say five smart things at Microsoft and one dumb thing, and I'm not wasting any time on the five smart things. I won't bring them up, that means good job. Yes.

When people can say five smart things at Microsoft and one dumb thing, and I'm not wasting any time on the five smart things. I won't bring them up, that means good job. Yes.

When people can say five smart things at Microsoft and one dumb thing, and I'm not wasting any time on the five smart things. I won't bring them up, that means good job. Yes.

Even inside the foundation, it's not that hardcore. And as soon as you're meeting with partners, you better say, oh, thing one, two, three, four, five are so smart. But maybe.

Even inside the foundation, it's not that hardcore. And as soon as you're meeting with partners, you better say, oh, thing one, two, three, four, five are so smart. But maybe.

Even inside the foundation, it's not that hardcore. And as soon as you're meeting with partners, you better say, oh, thing one, two, three, four, five are so smart. But maybe.

Well, I am in many contexts. where I'm meeting with politicians and... Prime ministers. Potential partners. Early in my press days, somebody would ask a question that had some assumption built into the question that was really wrong. And I'd be like, hey, your thinking's not very good here. Right.

Well, I am in many contexts. where I'm meeting with politicians and... Prime ministers. Potential partners. Early in my press days, somebody would ask a question that had some assumption built into the question that was really wrong. And I'd be like, hey, your thinking's not very good here. Right.

Well, I am in many contexts. where I'm meeting with politicians and... Prime ministers. Potential partners. Early in my press days, somebody would ask a question that had some assumption built into the question that was really wrong. And I'd be like, hey, your thinking's not very good here. Right.

You know, and then I remember it was one I did in France when I was like 23 years old. And the guy around France said, did you want that guy to feel bad at the end of the interview? And I was like, no, but he feels bad. And I was like, but he was wrong. And he's like, yeah, but was it important to correct him? Well, I had been behaving like I was in a meeting with very tough people.

You know, and then I remember it was one I did in France when I was like 23 years old. And the guy around France said, did you want that guy to feel bad at the end of the interview? And I was like, no, but he feels bad. And I was like, but he was wrong. And he's like, yeah, but was it important to correct him? Well, I had been behaving like I was in a meeting with very tough people.

You know, and then I remember it was one I did in France when I was like 23 years old. And the guy around France said, did you want that guy to feel bad at the end of the interview? And I was like, no, but he feels bad. And I was like, but he was wrong. And he's like, yeah, but was it important to correct him? Well, I had been behaving like I was in a meeting with very tough people.

So, yes, it does take a while to understand all the different situations you're in.

So, yes, it does take a while to understand all the different situations you're in.

So, yes, it does take a while to understand all the different situations you're in.