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Hard Drive
Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire
Book • 1993
This book is a detailed exposé of Bill Gates' life and the early days of Microsoft.
The authors follow Gates from his childhood as an unkempt thirteen-year-old computer hacker to his present-day status as the most powerful and feared player in the computer industry.
The book provides a balanced analysis of Gates' business triumphs and his driven personality, including his singular accomplishments, brattiness, arrogance, and hostility.
It also delves into the intense atmosphere at Microsoft, the company's strategic positioning, and key events such as the partnership with IBM and the development of MS-DOS and Windows.
The authors follow Gates from his childhood as an unkempt thirteen-year-old computer hacker to his present-day status as the most powerful and feared player in the computer industry.
The book provides a balanced analysis of Gates' business triumphs and his driven personality, including his singular accomplishments, brattiness, arrogance, and hostility.
It also delves into the intense atmosphere at Microsoft, the company's strategic positioning, and key events such as the partnership with IBM and the development of MS-DOS and Windows.
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as the best Bill Gates biography he's read.


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#275 Paul Graham
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in relation to Bill Gates's focus and the importance of concentration.


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#295 I had dinner with Charlie Munger
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to draw a parallel between Bill Gates' business strategies and Daniel Ludwig's.


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The Invisible Billionaire: Daniel Ludwig
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, highlighting Bill Gates's deep industry knowledge in his younger years.


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#366 Mr. Beast Leaked Memo
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when comparing Sam Walton to Bill Gates.


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#354 Sam Walton: The Inside Story of America's Richest Man
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as a nearly perfect biography of Bill Gates.


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#265 Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
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as one of his favorite biographies, focusing on Bill Gates' early life and the founding of Microsoft.


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#290 Bill Gates
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in comparison to the biography of Bill Gates.


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#254 John D. Rockefeller: The Founding Father of the Rockefellers
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in the context of comparing Rick Rubin's entrepreneurial journey with the story of Bill Gates and Paul Allen.


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#245 Rick Rubin (In the Studio)
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as one of the best biographies he's read, highlighting Bill Gates' early entrepreneurial journey.


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I Met Charlie Munger and Discovered How Billionaires Really Think
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as a chronicle of Bill Gates' rise in the tech industry.


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#140 Bill Gates (the Making of the Microsoft Empire)
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as a biography of Bill Gates, focusing on his early life and career.


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David Senra: Podcasts With Billion-Dollar Potential, What Separates Good From Great, and More
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to draw a parallel with Bill Gates' business strategies.


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#292 Daniel Ludwig (The Invisible Billionaire)
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as a sequel to "Hard Drive."


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#239 The Wright Brothers
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as an example of how business approach affects outcomes, focusing on Bill Gates' strategies.


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#293: Ray Kroc (The Making of McDonald's)
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in relation to Bill Gates' experience at Harvard.


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#263 Land's Polaroid: A Company and the Man Who Invented It
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while discussing Bill Gates' early career and sales strategies.


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#284 Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick
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in relation to Bill Gates' experience at Harvard.


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#182 Warren Buffett (The Making of an American Capitalist)
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in relation to early career anxieties and uncertainty about the future.


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#148 John D. Rockefeller (Autobiography)
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as a favorite book about Bill Gates and Microsoft.


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#172 Elon Musk (Early Days of SpaceX)