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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
met Ballmer in a graduate economics class in the fall of 1976, when the pair were undergraduates at Harvard University. The computing pioneer had heard from a friend that "Steve's a lot like you ...
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Bill Gates sacrificed big to hire Steve Ballmer; here's what he gave up and the reason why he recruited him
Bill Gates met Steve Ballmer for the very first time in a graduate economics class at the Harvard University in the year 1976 and recognized that Steve Ballmer shared his ‘excess energy’.
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Steve Ballmer on Microsoft’s first 50 years, its OpenAI deal, and why he’s still its biggest investor
[Editor’s Note: Microsoft@50 is a year-long GeekWire project exploring the tech giant’s past, present, and future, recognizing its 50th anniversary in 2025. Learn more and register here for ...
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In 1980, Bill Gates SAT on $120 Billion to Recruit the One Man’s Genius Microsoft Needed
In 1980, Bill Gates made a decision that would shape the future of Microsoft—offering Steve Ballmer a small stake in his ...
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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
Steve Ballmer, the former CEO of Microsoft shared ... they also connected by skipping economics classes and last-minute cramming for final exams.
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Steve Ballmer Fast Facts
February 4, 2014 – Steps down as Microsoft CEO. May 29, 2014 – Ballmer signs a binding agreement to buy the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion from the Sterling family trust. August 12 ...
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Microsoft@50: Former CEO Steve Ballmer on what worked, what didn’t, and what he still believes in
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at Town Hall Seattle during GeekWire’s Microsoft@50 special event on March 20, 2025. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) On this special episode of the GeekWire ...