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#290 Bill Gates

Founders

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Microsoft and Bill Gates

Gates sustained Microsoft through tireless salesmanship. He was the best kind of salesman there is. He approached every client with a zealotry of a true believer. IBM did not believe it was possible for them to develop its own successful personal computer given the existing structure and culture of the company. That is the first wave that Microsoft is going to ride. The second one is going to be IBM.

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