In Their Own Words #: Bill Gates

In Their Own Words #: Bill Gates
Lisa Rogak
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28 Jan 2021 US
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9781572842922
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A collection of over 300 quotes from Bill Gates, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and tech iconGet inside the head of one of the most important leaders of our time with this collection of quotes from-global business icon and philanthropist Bill Gates, the co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft. Recognised by most as an ingenious visionary, and painted by some as a tyrannical, less-than-scrupulous empire builder, Gates has had an unignorable impact on the growth of digital technology in daily life over the past 40 years. Even his sharpest critics have to acknowledge the obvious: Gates helped spearhead one of the greatest revolutions in modern history by seizing on the importance of software to the rise of the personal computer, along the way turning an arcane, specialised technology into a commonplace tool for the office and home. Gates has long been ranked as one of the world' s wealthiest men - which gave him a name recognition far greater than that of most CEOs - and businesspeople of all stripes have looked to him as a role model, using his words and business strategies to help create, inspire, and grow their own companies. After he stopped running Microsoft' s day-to-day operations in 2008 to devote himself full time to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a kinder, gentler Gates began to emerge. As a result, people actively involved in the philanthropic world, whether in professional, part-time, or personal capacities, began to develop a new appreciation for the man. Bill Gates' s second act is no less compelling than his first. This collection of quotes provides an inside look into the inner workings of one of the most revered, and occasionally controversial, business icons of the past four decades. And whether you' re interested in his personal life or looking for inspiration to drive you forward in your own business endeavours, Bill Gates: In His Own Words has much to offer. As the tech giants who distinguished the turn of the 21st century shape public life in ways that outstrip the previous century' s titans of industry, we look to figures like Gates for inspiration. Now updated and repackaged from its original publication in 2012 as Impatient Optimist: Bill Gates In His Own Words, you can find Gates' s most inspirational, thought-provoking quotes in one place.

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Praise for IMPATIENT OPTIMIST: BILL GATES IN HIS OWN WORDS"Editor Lisa Rogak. . . has compiled sound bites from Chairman Bill by topic, from A (acquiring other companies) to W (working with his wife). The result is like eating salted peanuts: Once you start reading, it' s hard to stop. "-Anne Fisher, CNN Money"Strategy Driven contributors appreciated the layout of Impatient Optimist, the organization of quotes around meaningful topic areas, the dating of each quote, and Bill Gates' life story timeline provided at the end of the book. "-Strategy DrivenPRAISE FOR AGATE B2' S NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING SERIES, IN THEIR OWN WORDS:"[I, Steve] is the same treatment given such luminaries as Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln and Christopher Hitchens and offers Jobs' s views on life, death, technology and design, among other topics. "-Timothy R. Smith, The Washington Post"A new book revealing many of Steve Jobs' most illuminating quotes. . . "-Lance Whitney, CNET"A 160-page collection of quotes from the most iconic product pitchman since P. T. Barnum. "-Ben Popper, The New York Observer BetaBeat blog"A much better Jobs product is coming soon. It' ll entertain you for hours, and no-it is not a Jobs-branded iPad or anything similarly high-tech. It is, friends, an old-fashioned book!"-Hillary Reinsberg, Mogulite"Inspirational reading pleasure. "-Courtney Boyd Myers, The Next Web"The kind of book that you read, think about, and then pass on to a friend or colleague. . . I learned a lot about Jobs' thinking process. "-Allen Stern, CenterNetworks"[Boy Billionaire] reveals the intimate thoughts and beliefs of the man who has arguably created one of the world' s largest companies. . . and who is also one of the world' s greatest social connectors. "-Strategy Driven"A short work to be dipped into for nuggets of business (or law firm) wisdom. . . "-Michael Roach, Law Technology News
Lisa Rogak is a New York Times best-selling author whose books have been published in more than two dozen languages. She lives in Berkeley, CA.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781572842922
Published: 28 Jan 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Surrey Books (US)
Publisher: Surrey Books US
Format: Paperback
Height: 178mm
Width: 127mm
Pages: 160

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