Bill Gates says Steve Ballmer was the business partner he badly needed — so he gave up 4% of Microsoft to recruit him
Steve Ballmer mirrored Bill Gates' energy, boosted his social life, and became the round-the-clock business partner he needed ...
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Bill Gates says Steve Ballmer was the business partner he badly needed — so he gave up 4% of Microsoft to recruit him
Bill Gates details his early relationship with Steve Ballmer in his new "Source ... Gates had founded Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975. They initially had a 60-40 split, but Gates felt he was ...
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on why he gave 4% of his shares to ‘future CEO’ Steve Ballmer
Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer's partnership at Microsoft began at Harvard, with Gates offering Ballmer a 4% stake to join the ...
Bill Gates regretted leaving Harvard: I spent Microsoft's first year trying to get a friend to ‘take charge,' so I could return
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates struggled intensely with the “stay or go” decision that ultimately made him a billionaire.
Bill Gates was going 'founder mode' in 1976 before the term existed
Meanwhile, he questioned the dedication of his Microsoft cofounder, Paul Allen. He said that Allen didn't share ...