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  • Bill Gates: The Man Behind Microsoft

  • A Look at the Man Who Changed the World We Live In (Billionaire Visionaries, Book 4)
  • By: JR MacGregor
  • Narrated by: Kevin Kollins
  • Length: 3 hrs
  • 3.8 out of 5 stars (57 ratings)

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Bill Gates: The Man Behind Microsoft

By: JR MacGregor
Narrated by: Kevin Kollins
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Bill Gates, more commonly known as the founder of Microsoft and richest man on the planet for almost two decades, has been defined by most people by the number that represented his wealth. We will not do that here.

We will, instead, look at the man beneath the public persona of mistaken assumptions and biased opinions to reveal what makes the man tick and what makes him do something that had never been done before.

Find out if a number of the prevalent myths about him are true:

  • Did he steal technology?
  • Did he get arrested?
  • What did he initially think of Warren Buffet?

These and a number of lesser-known facts of Bill Gates are presented here in detail with observations and analysis to help you unpack the complex life of a simple man.

Once you see the life he has lead and the skills he brought to the table, you should be able to find the same packet of ingredients within yourself and hopefully make your mark on this world.

We look at his parents and how they influenced his career, we look at how they raised him and the kinds of trouble he got into as a kid.

Bill Gates is a profound man who sees things differently and works at that with an energy that is uncommon. He is a genius by intellect and a highly focused individual who has no patience for sleep and wasting time.

Come on in and take a look at the life of one of the world’s most known individuals.

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If you are serious

If you are serious about being one step ahead of global economic waves, then you need to know these thoughts and directions of Microsoft's new CEO. Although he is no longer new as CEO, the shift in Microsoft global impact still is new. And the vision is powerful!

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The book is written well

The book is written from a captivating standpoint. Listening it gives you deep insight on Bill's personality, life and background. It is a first class story of an outstanding man everyone in America should be proud of.

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The Early Days

This book gives a fascinating insight about Microsoft and how Gates transformed the way we live, learn and play today.
More important is, the book gives us a glimpse of an often misunderstood genius, Bill Gates himself. Listen this book and you'll get the idea what makes him tick. Really, he is not as bad as some people would like us all to believe.

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This provides an excellent view into the mind

This provides an excellent view into the mind of JR MacGregor and his priorities and rationale for Microsoft's new culture, soul and technology strategy. It is very well written and provides an excellent foundation and approach for new and experienced managers to emulate.

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Intense, highly relevant

Delightful book. Its one flaw is its addictiveness, I couldn't stop listening which did cost me sleep.
The Microsoft/Gates book is impeccable in its wealth of interesting details and engaging story-telling

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Advice, principles, quotes from Bill Gates.

Nice to know more about Gates, an entrepreneur with great mix of invention skills and negotiation skills. How failure of Traf-O-Data ultimately served to help Gates and Aleen build their first Microsoft product a couple of years later is a message for all who feel defeated and want to give up the project in hand.

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Trying to think of way

Trying to think of way I can use some of this thinking in my own place of work.

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Motivating

I'd love to listen more in depth about Bill Gates.This was a great book about Bill's successes. Well worth to listen.The Man Who Changed the World We Live In .

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One of the best books

One of the best books I've listen in a long time for resetting one's life, and gaining new perspective into what it means to have empathy for others.

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I've listen a few biographies

I've listen a few biographies on bill gates and Microsoft over the years, and this one feels like the most complete and honest of them. Well written, entertaining and informative at the same time. Just wish there would be a part two, with the events beyond 1994, but I guess you can't have it all.

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