William Henry Gates III, also known as Bill Gates, was born in 1955, in Seattle, Washington. He is best known for being the founder of Microsoft, however, he is also a well established philanthropist and entrepreneur. At 40 years old he became the wealthiest man on the planet, and has kept that position for more than a decade. Today, 20 years later, he is once again at the top position of Forbes' Billionaires. Gates discovered his passion for computers and programming at the age of 13, during his period at Lakeside School. During his period there, he excelled at both math and science classes. Lakeside School is also the place where he met Paul Allen, the man who would eventually become a close friend and the co-founder of Microsoft. In 1973, …show more content…
However, he couldn't ignore his passion for computers. In 1975, Bill Gates founded Microsoft with the help of his childhood friend, Paul Allen. Although the company had a rough start, Gates and Allen managed to set it on track, and by 1980 they had partnered with IBM and created their first operating system. Bill Gates and Microsoft have since been revolutionizing the computer and software industry. Over the years and with the help and support of his wife Melinda, Gates has become one of the world's most influential philanthropists. Their charity, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is considered to be the world's wealthiest charity organization, with funds exceeding $35 billion. In 2010, Gates was one of the 3 signatories of the Giving Pledge, alongside with Warren Buffet and Mark Zuckerberg. Through this pledge, each committed to donate at least 50% of their fortune to charity. By the end of 2015, more than 140 billionaires have signed the pledge. Page Break Born in 1973, in Michigan, United States, Lawrence "Larry" Edward Page is one of the brains behind Google. In 1998, together with Sergey Brin, his college friend, they founded what became the world's most used search …show more content…
Louis, United States. He is one of the youngest and most successful tech entrepreneurs to date. He is one of the co-founders of Twitter. During most of his childhood he travelled from city to city due to his father's job. As a kid, he was very passionate about computers and technology, but has one slight problem: he stuttered when he spoke. In order to overcome his stutter, Dorsey started participating in various public speaking contests. The idea of Twitter surfaced from one of Dorsey's hobbies. He developed a hobby for digital maps of cities due to his constant travelling around the country. Moving from job to job, Dorsey eventually got hired by Odeo, a tech company based in Silicon Valley. When, in 2006, Odeo faced a financial crisis, Dorsey came up with the idea of message sharing over the Internet that would only be as long as an SMS. In June 2006, Dorsey launched Twitter to the public. Although people were initially skeptical of the idea, Twitter became one of the leading social media platforms on the planet, especially after smartphones overhauled the mobile phone