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>Bill Gates never ran a computer business. Yes he did. >At age 17, Gates formed a venture with Allen, called Traf-O-Data, to make traffic counters based on th
by Buge 9y ago
>Bill Gates never ran a computer business.
Yes he did.
>At age 17, Gates formed a venture with Allen, called Traf-O-Data, to make traffic counters based on the Intel 8008 processor.[1]
And the idea that someone needs to have run a computer business in the past in order to run a computer business in the future is illogical. It means that no one would ever be able to start running a computer business. The requirement should not be running a business in the past, but having some experience with that type of business in the past. Bill Gates had tons of computer experience.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates
- please_choose 9y ago"It means that no one would ever be able to start running a computer business. The requirement should not be running a business in the past, but having some experience with that type of business in the past. Bill Gates had tons of computer experience." Thanks for helping me make my point. Also, I didn't say "Bill Gates" and "Microsoft". You're right, Traf-O-Data was a "modest success". It reinforces my point.
- emodendroket 9y agoRight, who could forget the epoch-making work of Traf-O-Data.
- please_choose 9y agoSince when is success dependent on the amount of people in the world that know about it?