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In Paul Allen's autobiography he mentions one time he and Gates were just late for a flight. The plane hadn't actually taxied away yet, so Gates rushed into the
by abecedarius 15y ago
In Paul Allen's autobiography he mentions one time he and Gates were just late for a flight. The plane hadn't actually taxied away yet, so Gates rushed into the tunnel thingy and started manipulating the controls to hook it back up so he could board. (A regular commercial airliner -- they weren't rich yet.)
Well, maybe he's laid back and humble now.
- artursapek 15y agoReally? Wow. I remember a spin-off of this in that terrible movie "Pirates of Silicon Valley," but in that scene the plane had started taxiing and Gates convinced the employees at the gate to call the pilot and have them turn back.
- abecedarius 15y agoThat's how I remember Allen's account, yes. (Anyone have the book handy?) An employee at the gate did take over soon and get them aboard rather than Gates actually carrying it all through, but still. I think of this sort of thing as Entrepreneur Personality Disorder.
- artursapek 15y agoIt's just determination :D
- abecedarius 15y agoYeah, I'd think it was cool if getting on that flight had actually mattered much.