BILL GATES TO DREDGE TRASH TO LEARN PROGRAMMING! 5 TIPS TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL STARTUP OF BILL GATES
More than 30 years, Bill Gates topped the software industry
(software industry). As well as Steve Jobs, Michael Dell and Larry Ellison
(Oracle), he is one of the startup founders who became the main steering in the
company. Moreover, like Steve, Michael and Larry, too, Gates also students who
failed to graduate from college. And, following this, Bill share five tips to
successfully build your startup.
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1. Let the ideas come from anywhere
"At Microsoft, there are a number of brilliant ideas, but most
consider it if the idea came from superiors and officials of the company. In
fact, not the case. "
Effective leaders startup will allow the ideas kept flowing from
every part of their company, compared to monopolize ideas and limit it to the
leadership. Startup good leaders are those who can make their failure as a
lesson for developing new ideas from anywhere, for the success of their team.
2. Mastering the Key Skills
"The best way to prepare to be a programmer is to write a line
of code, and how to learn to program the best is to learn what a good program
that has been produced. On my case, I went to the dumpster at the Computer
Science Center, take the papers that are considered garbage by programmers in
there and make a list of their operating system. "
Bill Gates suggested for control of two important capabilities:
selling and coding. Mark told, if an employer can not be a master developer,
but gain a better understanding of the software development process, the
employer can be a good leader and an effective startup.
No one really put the Bill to be a master programmer. However, he
remains a first hand that find knowledge of how software is created, tested and
facilitate its sale to be a good execution in Microsoft.
3. Save!
"Rather than buying a plane and play like our competitors, we
prefer to put the focus back into the company."
Microsoft is one of the high-tech companies were successful, which
do not distribute their profits to shareholders. Bill believes that the
advantages that Microsoft would produce a greater contribution to shareholders,
if it is invested back into the company and not distributed as dividends.
Although in the end, until 2003, Microsoft reportedly issued their first
dividend.
4. Point important that students wake from sleep
"If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a
boss."
Although not graduate from college, Bill has spoken to thousands of
students over the past few decades. Suggestions that Bill gave essentially is,
"Life is not divided into semesters. You do not get summers off and very
few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. "
Bill suggestion is also applied to the work culture of Microsoft,
where he encourages internal competition within the company. As I've stated in
the Core Values, culture of a startup is entirely in your hands. Besides
profits, consumers and employees you have, the work culture startup healthy and
comfortable, will be one valuable asset for you.
5. Intellectual Property in general do not have a high value for
Startup
"Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana."
Most startup clicking over estimate the value of intelectual
property. Except if your startup engaged in research to generate new
breakthroughs in the scientific world. So, it is better to focus on how to
improve your startup's ability to win away from existing competitors.
Microsoft's success is proof that the best intellectual is not
always necessary to dominate the market. Today, the high switching cost,
large-scale distribution and a combination of both has led Microsoft to be the
leader in the market.
