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Gates is not a self-made man. His father was a prominent lawyer, and his mother was on the board of directors at a bank. He was already basically guaranteed t
by Sohcahtoa82 6y ago
Gates is not a self-made man. His father was a prominent lawyer, and his mother was on the board of directors at a bank. He was already basically guaranteed to be successful, even without forming Microsoft.
- jbverschoor 6y agoWasn’t she on the board of IBM?
- csixty4 6y agoShe served on an executive committee at the United Way with John Opel, the CEO of IBM at the time the PC was being born.
- LatteLazy 6y agoMy point is more that if your parents have a few million, and you become the world's richest man, that's a lot more than if your parents are billionares and you become a billionaire...
- icedchai 6y agoHe built one of the world's largest and most successful companies from the ground floor. That is orders of magnitude greater than just "being successful."