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Bill Gates Feared Getting Kicked Out of Harvard During His Sophomore Year. Here’s What He Says Happened
In a new memoir, he recalls studying for spring finals when he received an ominous phone call from a school official Ian Allen/Gates Notes Bill Gates famously dropped out of Harvard University ...
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Bill Gates' Harvard Professor: 'I Wasn't Surprised When He Dropped Out—But I Wish I'd Invested in Him'—$100 Could Be $650,000 Today
Bill Gates didn't stick around Harvard for long—he dropped out after three semesters to start Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) in 1975. But he was there just long enough to leave a lasting impression.
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Bill Gates says Microsoft might not have taken off if he hadn’t dropped out of Harvard—or spent his nights sneaking out to code until 2 a.m. at 13
Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates used to sneak out of the house at just 13 to write and test out computer codes. His rebellion continued into college, when he dropped out of Harvard University to ...
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Phoebe Gates says her father, Bill Gates, wouldn't let her drop out of college to start a business like he did
She said she found it "funny" since her father dropped out of Harvard to found Microsoft. Bill Gates previously said his kids would stand to inherit less than 1% of his wealth. On her new podcast ...
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Bill Gates' Harvard Professor: 'I Wasn't Surprised When He Dropped Out—But I Wish I'd Invested in Him'—$100 Could Be $650,000 Today
Bill Gates didn't stick around Harvard for long—he dropped out after three semesters to start Microsoft MSFT in 1975. But he was there just long enough to leave a lasting impression.
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Bill Gates' Harvard professor ‘wasn't surprised' he dropped out: ‘I just wish I'd invested in him'
Bill Gates didn't stay at Harvard University for long — dropping out after three semesters to found Microsoft in 1975 — but he was there long enough to make an impression. Gates' former ...