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But the key common denominator is still education and software. Not poor does not equal rich, and even in Gates case his family wealth was never a factor in fun
by unabst 11y ago
But the key common denominator is still education and software. Not poor does not equal rich, and even in Gates case his family wealth was never a factor in funding his company that was profitable early. You just have to be not-poor and surround yourself with smart people. I find race and gender a more relevant study than wealth.
- kylebrown 11y agoMicrosoft's first customer was IBM because an IBM VP sat on the board of Seattle National Bank with Bill Gates's mother (the bank was founded by Bill's grandfather).
- unabst 11y agoBill was upper middle class. Sure he had ties, but it wasn't wealth that made Microsoft a non-failure, nor was the IBM deal a simple handshake based on privilege.