First Jobs of Billionaires
By siliconindia   |   Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 00:36 IST   |    1 Comments
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Bill Gates
Bill Gates The Harvard drop out Bill Gates had an immense passion for technology. Therefore his passion pushed him to take up the job of computer programmer of TRW during his early days. Gates got an opportunity to start his computer software company with the release of the MITS Altair 8800 based on the Intel 8080 CPU. His parents were supportive after seeing how much Gates wanted to start a company. he stepped down from the daily running of Microsoft in 2008, to focus on his charitable activities with wife, Melinda: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to improve education fight hunger and develop vaccinations. He owns of $53 billion.