Bill Gates

Maria S.
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  1. entrepreneur
    someone who organizes a business venture
    Bill Gates is one of the very few extraordinary entrepreneurs who have had the opportunity to change the world twice in one lifetime: First, as the world's most influential geek, he helped usher in the personal computer revolution.
  2. influential
    having or exercising power
    Bill Gates is one of the very few extraordinary entrepreneurs who have had the opportunity to change the world twice in one lifetime: First, as the world's most influential geek, he helped usher in the personal computer revolution.
  3. usher in
    bring into being or mark the beginning of
    Bill Gates is one of the very few extraordinary entrepreneurs who have had the opportunity to change the world twice in one lifetime: First, as the world's most influential geek, he helped usher in the personal computer revolution.
    To precede or herald something
  4. revolution
    a single complete turn
    Bill Gates is one of the very few extraordinary entrepreneurs who have had the opportunity to change the world twice in one lifetime: First, as the world's most influential geek, he helped usher in the personal computer revolution.
  5. philanthropist
    someone who makes charitable donations
    Now he is tackling the stubbornly difficult challenges of global health and public education as the world's most generous philanthropist.
  6. similarity
    the quality of being alike
    If there is a similarity between how he led Microsoft and how he is leading the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as its co-chair, it's a focus on hiring very smart people and putting them to work in small teams to solve big issues.
  7. elitist
    one who is biased in favor of those with high status
    "In terms of IQ, you've got to be very elitist in picking the people who deserve to write software."
  8. subsequently
    happening at a time later than another time
    "Deciding to go into business with Paul Allen is probably at the top of the list, and subsequently hiring a friend, Steve Ballmer [Gates' successor as CEO at Microsoft].
  9. committed
    bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a cause or action
    It's important to have someone who you totally trust, who is totally committed, who shares your vision, yet who has a little bit different set of skills and who also acts as something of a check on you."
  10. vision
    the formation of a mental image of something
    It's important to have someone who you totally trust, who is totally committed, who shares your vision, yet who has a little bit different set of skills and who also acts as something of a check on you."
Created on Mon Mar 26 22:13:50 EDT 2012 (updated Mon Mar 26 22:19:01 EDT 2012)

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