Bill Gates
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You know, things like polio and malaria, where I really do know what we need to do. That one, we've kind of left it to the younger generation to figure out.
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Thank you.
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No, it's great talking with you.
No, it's great talking with you.
No, it's great talking with you.
So there's a spectrum of when I'm testing my own thinking and I see some flaw, I'm like, oh, you're so dumb. I've got to think better. So I'm very tough on myself. If it's a group of engineers at Microsoft that I've worked with for 10 years and who know I think they're smart and we're in it together, we're going to win or lose together. And there's no doubt of that.
So there's a spectrum of when I'm testing my own thinking and I see some flaw, I'm like, oh, you're so dumb. I've got to think better. So I'm very tough on myself. If it's a group of engineers at Microsoft that I've worked with for 10 years and who know I think they're smart and we're in it together, we're going to win or lose together. And there's no doubt of that.
So there's a spectrum of when I'm testing my own thinking and I see some flaw, I'm like, oh, you're so dumb. I've got to think better. So I'm very tough on myself. If it's a group of engineers at Microsoft that I've worked with for 10 years and who know I think they're smart and we're in it together, we're going to win or lose together. And there's no doubt of that.
I can say that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
I can say that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
I can say that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
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%.
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.