Steve Ballmer on Microsoft’s first 50 years, its OpenAI deal, and why he’s still its biggest investor
I have great pride, and great joy, that the thing that we built has continued to flourish,” former Microsoft CEO Steve ...
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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In 1980, Bill Gates SAT on $120 Billion to Recruit the One Man’s Genius Microsoft Needed
It was a world Gates might have ignored—had Ballmer not pulled him in. In 1975, Gates co-founded Microsoft with Paul Allen, splitting ownership 60-40. As the company grew, Gates shifted the ...
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Your College Friend Might Make You The Next Billionaire! Bill Gates Recalls How Steve Ballmer Ended Up Owning 4% Stake In Microsoft
“He joined in 1980 and became the 24-hour-a-day partner I needed,” stating that after deliberating with Microsoft’s co-founder Paul Allen, he allocated his extra 4% share to Ballmer to ...
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on why he gave 4% of his shares to ‘future CEO’ Steve Ballmer
“He joined in 1980 and became the 24-hour-a-day partner I needed,” Gates wrote, saying that he gave his additional 4% stake – that he negotiated with co-founder Paul Allen – to Ballmer to ...
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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
Ballmer was different from many of the students ... Gates had founded Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975. They initially had a 60-40 split, but Gates felt he was more committed to building the ...