BILL GATES , WORLD LARGEST SOFTWARE BUSINESS MAN BORN 1955 OCTOBER 28
BILL GATES , WORLD LARGEST SOFTWARE BUSINESS MAN BORN 1955 OCTOBER 28 Entrepreneur Bill Gates founded the world's largest software business, Microsoft, with Paul Allen, and subsequently became one of the richest men in the world. “Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.” —Bill Gates Who Is Bill Gates? Entrepreneur and businessman Bill Gates (born October 28, 1955) and his partner Paul Allen founded and built the world's largest software business, Microsoft, through technological innovation, keen business strategy and aggressive business tactics. In the process, Gates became one of the richest men in the world. In February 2014, Gates announced that he was stepping down as Microsoft's chairman to focus on charitable work at his foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In March 1986, Bill Gates took Microsoft public with an initial public offering (IPO) of $21 per share, making him an instant milli...