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Most start-ups are hampered by finances. Bill Gates had the advantage of being born in a business family that was already involved in computers.
I read this somewhere that his mother and IBM's chairman were co-directors on the board of another company. At the time, IBM was looking for a good Operating System. His mother's firm was not even involved with Operating Systems at that time. However, due to this information, they legally contracted with another firm that had a decent Operating System and became their sole distributors.
And, you can imagine what a gold mine of an opportunity this was. Therefore, Bill Gates had a head start in life in more ways than one. However, it is to his credit that he took the baton and developed the business beyond anyone's wildest dreams.
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...Я где-то читал, что мать Билла Гейтса и Директор IBM были соучредителями и руководителями другой компании. В то время IBM искала хорошую операционную систему. Фирма его матери не была вовлечена в операционные системы в то время. Однако, по этой информации, они получили официальный контракт с другой фирмой, которая имела подходящую операционную ситему и стали единственными поставщиком.
Другими словами, Билл знал прикуп и оказался достаточно вертким, чтобы не упустить шанс. И так много раз. И теперь он "живет в Сочи."