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First Paycheck
- Satya Nadella's first paycheck came from playing cricket professionally at age 14.
- Although he loved cricket, he realized early on that his true calling wasn't in professional sports.
Early Career
- Nadella's parents, a Sanskrit professor and an economist, fostered an intellectually stimulating environment.
- He pursued electrical engineering before fortuitously switching to computer science, perfectly timing his career with the rise of software.
MBA Journey
- While working at Sun Microsystems, Nadella pursued his MBA at the University of Chicago.
- He flew from Seattle to Chicago every weekend for classes, demonstrating his commitment to learning.