I began to take on the life of being an interviewer even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. [rubenstein reading onscreen text] you built one of the Great Technology companies of the world, and one of the Great Companies of the world. Now youre building and operating one of the great foundations in the world. How do you compare the challenge of building microsoft to the challenge of now running the bill and Melinda Gates foundation . I think they have more in common than people might expect. You know, the idea that you find what an innovation is gonna be, really stick to it, build a team behind that, have some setbacks and successes, that, you know, kind of a theory of change. Now, my microsoft work was when i was very young. I started when i was 17 and that was my primary focus until i was 53, when i made the transition. And for early part of that, i was kind of maniacal. I wasnt married, no kids, i didnt believe in weekends. Until i was about 30, i didnt believe
And it would be distracting to have a ring tone sound out. Speaking of the recording, we want to be able to hear everyones questions clearly so please come to the mic on either side or actuallyright over here on my left. Also, if i could ask everyone to take your chairs after it is over, that would be a help to everyone at the event staff at the store. Now to our guest, brian dear. He has founded multiple Companies Like eventful and coconnect computing, written for Educational Technology, and the san diego reader. He is experienced in the field of computerbased education, especially the plato system short for Program Logic for automatic teaching operations. Plato and his engineers shaped the early digital age with its influence. Its chat rooms, emoticons and more created a cyberculture at the beginning. The friendly orange glow is a history of this. Publishers weekly calls it an exuberant history of the energy and creativity that can unleash. It conveys the excitement of technological
Even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. [rubenstein reading onscreen text] you built one of the Great Technology companies of the world, and one of the Great Companies of the world. Now youre building and operating one of the great foundations in the world. How do you compare the challenge of building microsoft to the challenge of now running the bill and Melinda Gates foundation . I think they have more in common than people might expect. You know, the idea that you find what an innovation is gonna be, really stick to it, build a team behind that, have some setbacks and successes, that, you know, kind of a theory of change. Now, my microsoft work was when i was very young. I started when i was 17 and that was my primary focus until i was 53, when i made the transition. And for early part of that, i was kind of maniacal. I wasnt married, no kids, i didnt believe in weekends. Until i was about 30, i didnt believe in vacations at all. So it was incredibly fulfillin
David i dont consider myself a journalist. And nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of an interviewer even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . You built one of the Great Technology companies in the world and one of the Great Companies in the world, and now you are building and operating one of the great foundations of the world. How do you compare the challenge of building microsoft to the challenge now of running the bill and Melinda Gates foundation . Bill they have more common than people might expect. The idea that you find what an innovation is going to be, and really stick to it, build a team behind that. Have some setbacks and successes, kind of the theory of change. My microsoft work was when i was very young. I started when i was 17yearsold. And that was my primary focus until i was 53yearsold when i made the transition. And for the early part of th
David i dont consider myself a journalist. And nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of an interviewer even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . You built one of the Great Technology companies in the world and one of the Great Companies in the world, and now you are building and operating one of the great foundations of the world. How do you compare the challenge of building microsoft to the challenge now of running the bill and Melinda Gates foundation . Bill they have more common than people might expect. The idea that you find what an innovation is going to be, and really stick to it, build a team behind that. Have some setbacks and successes, kind of the theory of change. My microsoft work was when i was very young. I started when i was 17yearsold. And that was my primary focus until i was 53yearsold when i made the transition. And for the early part of th